CATHEDRAL CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT
William M. Soqui / Fire Chief
2010 Schedule of Classes:
Follow the link below to our 2010 master calendar.
It includes classes for new students as well as refresher training for
certified individuals.
2010 CERT Training Calendar
Cathedral City &
Palm Springs Residents ($40.00)
Thursday, March 18,
2010, 6pm-10pm
Saturdays, March 20 & 27, 2010, 8am-5pm
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For more information regarding CERT
training in Riverside County, please
CLICK HERE.
A 20 hour federally certified course.
The Federal Emergency
Management Agency, using the model created by the Los
Angeles City Fire Department, began promoting nationwide
use of the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
concept in 1994. Since then, CERT's have been
established in hundreds of communities.
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
assist others by applying the basic response and
organizational skills that they learned during training.
These skills can help save and sustain lives following a
disaster until help arrives. CERT skills also apply to
daily emergencies.
CERT members maintain and refine their skills by
participating in exercises and activities. They can
attend supplemental training opportunities offered by
the sponsoring agency and others that further their
skills base. Finally, CERT members can volunteer for
projects that improve community emergency preparedness.
CERT Training will teach the
participants to:
- Describe
the types of hazards most likely to affect their homes
and community.
- Describe
the function of CERT and their role in the community.
- Take
steps to prepare themselves for a disaster.
- Identify
and reduce potential fire hazards in their home and
workplace.
- Work
as a team to apply basic fire suppression strategies and
resources.
- Apply
techniques for opening airways, controlling bleeding and
treating shock.
- Conduct
triage under simulated circumstances.
- Perform
head-to-toe assessments.
- Select
and set up a treatment area.
- Employ
basic treatments for various wounds.
- Identify
planning and size-up requirements for potential search
and rescue situations.
- Describe
the most common techniques for search and rescue.
- Use
safe techniques for debris removal and patient
extrication.
- Describe
ways to protect rescuers during search and rescue
For more information
about this program and upcoming classes, please
contact the administration office between the hours of
8:00am - 5:00pm
Monday through Friday
Website for
disaster resources:
http://cvema.org/
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