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New Training Classes Starting Soon
About the Training Course
Community Emergency Response Training is a FEMA-certified course on basic preparedness. It educates those of us living in South 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 "Community Emergency Response Team" (CERT) that is deployed to provide complimentary assistance to professional emergency responders 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. This class is also open to residents of San Martin, Gilroy, South San Jose, and surrounding areas.
There is no fee to attend these training classes.
2010 Spring ClassesTwo different sets of classes are available. Session One - Wednesday Nights at 7 PM - 9:30 PM at the Morgan Hill Police Department in the EOC Training Room. The time of the Saturday class (Unit 9) will be announced at a later time.
Session Two - Saturdays at 8 AM - 4:00 PM at the Gilroy Sunrise Fire Station
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Location
Wednesday night classes - Morgan Hill Police Department in the EOC Training Room
16200 Vineyard Blvd., Morgan Hill (Get directions)
Saturday all day classes - Gilroy Sunrise Fire Station
880 Sunrise Drive, Gilroy (Get directions)
To Register go to http://www.mhcert.com/register/index.html
Agenda for August Meeting
Here is a link to the agenda for the August 2009 CERT Meeting. The meeting will be at 7PM at the Morgan Hill Police Department. MHPD is located at 16200 Vineyard Blvd, Morgan Hill, CA just off Tenant Ave. This month's training session will be on Automated External Defibrillator (AED). Come learn how to use one of these life saving devices.
About Training Classes
Community Emergency Response Training is a FEMA-certified course on basic preparedness. It educates those of us living in South 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 "Community Emergency Response Team" (CERT) that is deployed to provide complimentary assistance to professional emergency responders 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 18 and up are permitted to attend. This class is also open to residents of San Martin, Gilroy, and surrounding areas.
There is no fee to attend these training classes.
The next set of classes are scheduled to start this fall. To register for these classes, please complete this form.
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