What is the Community Emergency Response Team? The City of Deltona C.E.R.T. program is an educational program for local citizens and business owners/operators that is intended to prepare you to help yourself, your family and your neighbors in the event of a catastrophic disaster.  

What does the course involve?  The C.E.R.T. training course consists of 21 hours of training and 3 hours of practical exercise. The course is held every Saturday for 4 weeks and each session requires hands-on, interactive training. There are no examinations required to pass this program, however, your skills will be measured through practical exercise.  Throughout the course, you will learn information which will assist your family and community during the first critical hours after a disaster. At the conclusion of the program, students will receive a certificate from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and a volunteer C.E.R.T. identification card.

Course topics include:

• Session 1 - DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
  Introduction to disasters, impact of disasters on infrastructures, the role of C.E.R.T.'s in disaster response.
• Session 2 - FIRE SUPPRESSION
  Identifying and reducing potential fire hazards, basic fire suppression strategy, resources, and techniques.
• Session 3 - DISASTER MEDICAL OPERATIONS, PART 1
  Treatment strategies for life-threatening conditions and principals of triage.
• Session 4 - DISASTER MEDICAL OPERATIONS, PART 2
  Head-to-toe assessments, treatment for various injuries.
• Session 5 - LIGHT SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS
  Techniques for size-up and search, lifting, cribbing and removing victims, rescuer safety.
• Session 6 - PRE-STORM OPERATIONS
  Protecting your home from severe weather, personal readiness, C.E.R.T. equipment, organizing your team.
• Session 7 - POST-STORM C.E.R.T. OPERATIONS
  Organizing, deploying teams, communications, and recovery.
• Session 8 - PRACTICAL EXERCISE

REGISTRATION

If you are interested in attending, please click here for the CERT Brochure and Registration Form and mail it to the City of Deltona Fire-Rescue Department, 2345 Providence Blvd., Deltona, FL 32725 or drop it off at 1685 Providence Blvd., Deltona. You may also call (386) 575-0308 for registration or further information.

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