CERT Training – Week 4 Fire Safety and Terrorism

CERT Training – Week 4 Fire Safety and Terrorism 02-15-2011 – T. John Cunningham, Elk River Fire Chief Training Objectives: Fire chemistry Identifying and reducing fire hazards Basic fire suppression strategy Firefighting resources Firefighting...

CERT Training – Week 3 Disaster Medical Operations I & II

CERT Training – Week 3 Disaster Medical Operations I & II 02-08-2011 – Sgt. Jason Volkers Training Objectives: Treatment strategies for life-threatening conditions Principles of triage Week three of our CERT training brought us back to the...

CERT Training – Week 1 Disaster Preparedness and Psychology

I wrote about the CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) program a couple years ago when Dave and I started attending meetings.  When I heard that they were holding a certification class, I asked Dave if he wanted to attend with me. Even though I was...