Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) In 2007, Fort Bend County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and a group of dedicated volunteers formed our first CERT Team. The purpose and mission of the CERT Team is to aid and support the people of Fort Bend County preparing for, responding to, recovering from, or mitigating the effects of natural and Man-Made disasters. CERT training is designed to prepare you to help yourself, your family and your neighbors in the event of an anticipated disruptions and potential hazards before and following a disaster. If you are interested in volunteering or would like more information, please contact our office at (281) 342-6185 or email. View the CERT Training Requirements View the Fort Bend County CERT Yahoo Group The application may be returned to OEM by email, mail, or fax: Email: oem@co.fort-bend.tx.us Mail: 307 Fort Street, Richmond, TX 77469Fax (281) 342-4798 http://www.fbcoem.org/go/feed/1528/dt/30168/atom10/ FBC Office of Emergency Management 2011-02-17T18:03:48Z CERT Announcement - Calvary Episcopal (copy) Calvary Episcopal CERT Class

Calvary Episcopal Church to Host CERT Training in March / April, 2011

ARE YOU PREPARED?

The training program will cover areas such as:

  • DISASTER PREPAREDNESS  
  • DISASTER FIRE SUPPRESSION
  • DISASTER MEDICAL OPERATIONS
  • LIGHT SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS
  • DISASTER PSYCHOLOGY AND TEAM ORGANIZATION
  • DISASTER SIMULATION (skills practice and application)

 

Graduates will be issued safety equipment and disaster supplies to use during the class scenario and to respond with. Members will also be asked to participate and be active in CERT Alumni programs and continuing education hours in order to remain credentialed. For applications and enrollment information, log on www.fbcoem.org.  

Wednesday Evenings from 6:30pm to 8:30pm

March 16th through April 13th, ALL DAY Saturday, April 16th (8:30am—4:30pm)

Calvary Episcopal Church

Education Center

806 Thompson Road, Richmond, TX  77406

Register Here:  http://www.fbcoem.org/go/survey/1528/2935/Register-CERT-Training-Calvary-Episcopal-Church-Richmond

Neighbors helping neighbors builds stronger communities and stronger families!

For question about CERT programs, please contact Shauna Evans at shauna.evans@co.fort-bend.tx.us or call the Fort Bend County Office of Emergency Management at 281-342-6185.

 

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CERT members, who have successfully completed the required training, will qualify to participate as a CERT Team Member. In order to become CERT-ifed, volunteers must complete the following course requirements. 

  1. Attend a 25 hour class.
  2. Complete all of the 8 week Training Course
  3. Complete IS 100 (Introduction to the Incident Command System) and IS 700 (Introduction to the National Incident Management System) courses.
  4. Attend SkyWarn Training within first year of joining CERT.

Fundamentals Curriculum

The Fundamentals of Emergency Management Training Curriculum includes the following sessions:

Disasters

This unit addresses a variety of disaster situations that might threaten our community. We also look at the impact on Fort Bend County’s infrastructure, structural, and nonstructural hazards. In addition, each participant learns what they can do to mitigate the effects of disasters and learn more about personal safety and secondary hazards which present themselves when emergencies or disasters occur.

Basic Fire Suppression

This unit addresses the basic use of fire extinguishers, personal safety, fire prevention for the home and workplace and an overview of the Fire Department and its resources.

In addition, this unit provides an orientation to hazardous materials. This basic knowledge enables the CERT team member to recognize and identify a hazardous material threat and how to properly notify authorities.

Disaster Medical

Part I of Disaster Medical Operations includes an introduction to disaster medical situations. It includes recognizing and treating life-threatening conditions, triage, and practical applications for disaster medical knowledge and skills.

Part II of Disaster Medical Operations concentrates on the organization of disaster medical operations. Participants learn how to conduct head-to-toe patient assessments establish treatment areas; treat burns; care for wounds; treat fractures; sprains and strains; splint broken bones; treat hypothermia and frostbite. CERT members also learn public health considerations and apply their newly learned disaster medical knowledge and skills in a practical scenario.

Light Search and Rescue

This unit includes aspects of search and rescue planning, size-up, and operations.

Team Organization and Psychology

The CERT program include the spontaneous organization of CERT and disaster decision-making. Participants learn about disaster psychology and how these traumatic events can affect victims and rescuers including CERT members. In conclusion, this unit addresses CERT and its relationship to the incident management system.

Terrorism

This unit is a basic overview on terrorism.

Graduation

The hands-on "disaster" exercise that puts newly learned CERT skills to the test.

COST: FREE

We also provide manual and Starter Backpack.

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