The Basic CERT course will benefit any citizen who takes it. The individual will be better prepared to respond to and cope with the aftermath of a disaster providing immediate assistance to victims in their area.  Basic CERT (Level 1) consists of 24 hours of initial training, three hours per week for eight weeks.

Training for cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and use of an automated external defibrillator (AED).

The purpose of the TEEN CERT program is to train students in emergency preparedness and response to ensure students have the skills needed to protect themselves, and assist others, in the event of an emergency. In addition, students are likely to bring lessons learned in the classroom home, thereby spreading the preparedness message to the entire family.

Real incidents are chaotic, and CERT members have little or no experience in dealing with the chaos outside of drills and exercises. To bring order to chaos, CERTs are organized under the principles of the Incident Command System (ICS). In an actual event, professional responders use ICS to divide activities into functional groups so that there are clear lines of supervision, the person with decision making authority (i.e., the Incident Commander) is not overwhelmed, and there is a limited span of control for each leader or manager. Student guidelines and manuals are below:

This training provides the basic information on Building Evacuations and Shelter -In-Place procedures.