LONGMONT CERT Basic Training Class - Start Date September 10, 2022

910 Longs Peak Avenue,Longmont CO 80501

10 September, 2022

Description

The City of Longmont Community Emergency Response Team will be holding its annual CERT Basic Training on Training is free. Saturday's: September 10, 2022, September 17, 2022 September 24, 2022 All classes are scheduled to be held in person at the Longmont Senior Center, 910 Longs Peak Avenue, Longmont. Class hours: 8 am - 5 pm (Plan to start at exactly 8 am and be out of class by 5 pm.) Full length pants and closed toed shoes are required. All other equipment provided. Coffee and light snacks provided in the morning. Lunch on your own. _________________________________________________________________________ CERT Training empowers community members to assist themselves, their families, neighbors, and community before, during, and after disasters. _________________________________________________________________________  This Basic course will include the components necessary to get you started and capable of performing basic CERT functions.  Schedule and Course Summary: Unit 1: Intro / Disaster Preparedness Unit 2: Fire Safety and Utility Controls Unit 3: Disaster Medical Operations Part I Unit 4: Disaster Medical Operations Part II Unit 5: Light Search and Rescue Operations Unit 6: CERT Organization Unit 7: Disaster Psychology, Unit 8: Terrorism and CERT Unit 9: Course Review, Final Exam Disaster Simulation Exercise PLEASE NOTE: - Students must complete all units to receive a certificate - Make up days can be arranged if absolutely necessary - Class size will be 20-30 (minimum 15) - Please encourage your friends and neighbors to join It is preferred that students take IS-317: Introduction to Community Emergency Response Teams to prepare for the class. *NOTE* This class must have at least 15 people registered in order to take place REGISTRATION ENDS on September 8, 2022 at noon or if the class reaches capacity.   Students must complete a photo release and a liability waiver in order to participate. Forms must be submitted by the end of the first night of class.  There are 30 seats available for this class. All students must be 18 years of age or older, and preference will be given to individuals who live and work in Longmont, CO. You must attend all sessions in order to complete the certification. However, if you can not make one class you may attend the missed class in the next class cycle (to be announced at a later date).  Please email ([email protected]) to make notification of which sessions you will not be able to attend. All attendees are requested to arrive early and be prepared to start class promptly at 6:00pm.  If the class exceeds 30 registrants, Eventbrite will run a waitlist and you will be notified if a seat becomes available.  For additional information or questions regarding this class, please email [email protected].