Community Emergency Response Team - CERT
The Federal Emergency Management Agency began promoting nationwide use of the Community Emergency
Response Team (CERT) concepts in 1994. In 2004, Daisy Mountain Fire Department formed its own CERT to assist
the communities of Anthem, Desert Hills and New River .
CERT training promotes a partnering effort between emergency services and the people that they serve. The goal is for
emergency personnel to train members of neighborhoods, community organizations, or workplaces in basic response
skills. CERT members are then integrated into the emergency response capability for their area.
If a disastrous event overwhelms or delays the community's professional response, CERT members can benefit by
applying the disaster survival skills that they learned during training. These skills can help save; their lives, their family’
s and help sustain others following a disaster until emergency services arrive.
CERT members maintain and refine their skills by participating in exercises and activities. They can attend
supplemental training offered by Daisy Mountain Fire Department and other organizations to further their skills. CERT
members may also volunteer for projects that improve community emergency preparedness.
CERT Training will teach participants to:
1.Describe the types of hazards most likely to affect their homes and communities.
2. Describe the function of CERT and their roles in immediate response.
3. Take steps to prepare themselves for a disaster.
4. Identify and reduce potential fire hazards in their homes and workplaces.
5. Work as a team to apply basic fire suppression strategies, resources, and safety measures to extinguish a burning
liquid.
6. Apply techniques for opening airways, controlling bleeding, and treating shock.
7. Conduct triage under simulated conditions.
8. Perform head-to-toe assessments.
9. Select and set up a treatment area.
10. Employ basic treatments for various wounds.
11. Identify planning and size-up requirements for potential search and rescue situations.
12. Describe the most common techniques for searching a structure.
13. Use safe techniques for debris removal and victim extrication.
14. Describe ways to protect rescuers during search and rescue.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency began promoting nationwide use of the Community Emergency
Response Team (CERT) concepts in 1994. In 2004, Daisy Mountain Fire Department formed its own CERT to assist
the communities of Anthem, Desert Hills and New River .
CERT training promotes a partnering effort between emergency services and the people that they serve. The goal is for
emergency personnel to train members of neighborhoods, community organizations, or workplaces in basic response
skills. CERT members are then integrated into the emergency response capability for their area.
If a disastrous event overwhelms or delays the community's professional response, CERT members can benefit by
applying the disaster survival skills that they learned during training. These skills can help save; their lives, their family’
s and help sustain others following a disaster until emergency services arrive.
CERT members maintain and refine their skills by participating in exercises and activities. They can attend
supplemental training offered by Daisy Mountain Fire Department and other organizations to further their skills. CERT
members may also volunteer for projects that improve community emergency preparedness.
CERT Training will teach participants to:
1.Describe the types of hazards most likely to affect their homes and communities.
2. Describe the function of CERT and their roles in immediate response.
3. Take steps to prepare themselves for a disaster.
4. Identify and reduce potential fire hazards in their homes and workplaces.
5. Work as a team to apply basic fire suppression strategies, resources, and safety measures to extinguish a burning
liquid.
6. Apply techniques for opening airways, controlling bleeding, and treating shock.
7. Conduct triage under simulated conditions.
8. Perform head-to-toe assessments.
9. Select and set up a treatment area.
10. Employ basic treatments for various wounds.
11. Identify planning and size-up requirements for potential search and rescue situations.
12. Describe the most common techniques for searching a structure.
13. Use safe techniques for debris removal and victim extrication.
14. Describe ways to protect rescuers during search and rescue.
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