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| Class instruction includes lessons on disaster preparedness, fire suppression, medical assistance, search & rescue, disaster psychology and other skills that are needed after a disaster. The final class session will include a mock disaster in which students get a chance to practice their new skills. CERT training is offered through a partnership with Snohomish County Fire District #7 and Snohomish County Department of Emergency Management. Residents 18 years and older are encouraged to attend CERT training. Classes are held twice a year at our Clearview Headquarters Fire Station 71. This seven week course is offered free of charge. Course Overview & Costs There is a fee for attending this class. |
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Virtually every location on earth is vulnerable to catastrophe. None of us are immune, whether it be fire, flood, earthquake, hurricane, tornado or hazardous spill, and the possible resulting loss of power, phone lines, availability of supplies, even our homes. It is essential that we plan ahead for our safety. While planning may seem unnecessary now, when disaster strikes, all public resources and lines of communication become overburdened. Making provisions now will lessen the confusion and stress when disaster does strike. Residents of the Snohomish County Fire District #7 are invited to participate in emergency training to build local disaster resources. These resources are called Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT).
If you are interested in participating, call the Clearview headquarters at (360) 668-5357, sign up below or for more information email: kwerst@firedistrict7.com
Please sign me up for the next CERT class |
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Session I - Disaster Preparedness
Students will learn, Local hazards, actions to take before. during and after a disaster.
Session II - Disaster Fire Suppression
Student will learn. use of extinguishers, sizing up a fire situation, securing utilities. and extinguish live fires.
Session III - Disaster Medical
Diagnosing and treating airway obstructions. bleeding and shock. evaluating patients with the triage system.
Session IV - MedicalIl
Establishing a medical treatment area, Head- To-Toe exam, and treatment of burns, fractures and general sanitation rules.
Session V - Light Search and Rescue
Students will learn. Search and Rescue planning, size-up, Search techniques. Rescue techniques. cri bbing and shoring, and rescuer safety.
Session VI - Disaster Psychology & Organization
Signs and symptoms experienced by the victim and the worker, organization and management principles and documentation.
Session VII - Course Review and Disaster Simulation
A review of the previous week's lessons and a hands-on simulation disaster
CERT HISTORY: HOW DID CERT START?
1985:
The idea to train volunteers from the community to assist emergency service personnel during large natural disasters began. In February of 1985, a group of Los Angeles City officials went to Japan to study its extensive earthquake preparedness plans. The group encountered an extremely homogenous society that had taken extensive steps to train entire neighborhoods in one aspect of alleviating the potential devastation that would follow a major earthquake. These single-function neighborhood teams were trained in fire suppression, light search and rescue operations, first aid, or evacuation.
In September of 1985, a Los Angeles City investigation team was sent to Mexico City following an earthquake there that registered a magnitude 8.1 on the Richter scale and killed more than 10,000 people and injured more than 30,000. Mexico City had no training program for citizens prior to the disaster. However, large groups of volunteers organized themselves and performed light search and rescue operations. Volunteers are credited with more than 800 successful rescues; unfortunately, more than 100 of these untrained volunteers died during the 15-day rescue operation.
The lessons learned in Mexico City strongly indicated that a plan to train volunteers to help themselves and others, and become an adjunct to government response, was needed as an essential part of overall preparedness, survival, and recovery.
1986:
The City of Los Angeles Fire Department developed a pilot program to train a group of leaders in a neighborhood watch organization. A concept developed involving multi-functional volunteer response teams with the ability to perform basic fire suppression, light search and rescue, and first aid. This first team of 30 people completed training in early 1986 and proved that the concept was viable through various drills, demonstrations, and exercises. Expansion of the program, however, was not feasible due to limited City resources, until an event occurred in 1987 that impacted the entire area.
1987:
On October 1, 1987, the Whittier Narrows earthquake vividly underscored the threat of an area-wide major disaster, and demonstrated the need to expedite the training of civilians to prepare for earthquakes and other emergencies.
Following the Whittier Narrows earthquake, the City of Los Angeles took an aggressive role in protecting the citizens of Los Angeles by creating the Disaster Preparedness Division (now the Disaster Preparedness Unit) within the Los Angeles Fire Department. Their objectives included:
Educate and train the public and government sectors in disaster preparedness
Research, evaluate, and disseminate disaster information
Develop, train, and maintain a network of Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT).
1993:
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) decided to make the concept and program available to communities nationwide. The Emergency Management Institute (EMI), in cooperation with the LAFD, expanded the CERT materials to make them applicable to all hazards.
2004:
As of January 2004, 50 states, three territories and six foreign countries are using the CERT training. |
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