About the Training Course

Community Emergency Response Training is a FEMA-certified course on basic preparedness. It educates those of us living in southern Santa Clara County about preparedness for hazards such as earthquakes, wildfires, floods, and other emergencies and disasters that may impact our community. It provides training in basic emergency response skills such as fire safety, light search and rescue, emergency medical operations, community response team organization, and disaster psychology.

Using the training learned in the classroom and during exercises, you will be better prepared to safely and appropriately provide assistance to your family, neighborhood, community and workplace following an event when professional responders may not immediately be available to help.

Graduates who have completed all courses are eligible to join the South County Community Emergency Response Team (South County CERT) that is deployed to provide assistance during emergencies when our professional agencies become overwhelmed. (i.e.: the 2008 winter floods in Morgan Hill and also during major city events such as the Morgan Hill's 4th of July Festivities.)

There is no requirement of physical fitness. Youth aged 14 and up are permitted to attend but only those who are 18 and older will be allowed to respond and serve as Disaster Service Workers. Minors must have a parent also enrolled in the class.  This class is free to residents of Southern Santa Clara County.  Non-residents may attend on a space available basis at a cost of $50.   (see the schedule below).

The classes are hosted by South County CERT which is sponsored by the cities of Gilroy and Morgan Hill in an effort to train citizens how to prepare and respond to a disaster.  You may register for the class at either the Gilroy CERT (www.GilroyCERT.com) or Morgan Hill CERT (www.MHCERT.com) websites.

To Register go to http://www.mhcert.com/register/index.html

Wednesday at 7 PM – 9:30 PM