Montgomery County CERT is happy to announce registration is open for our Spring 2012 Basic Community Emergency Response Training class. CERT helps you prepare your family, your neighborhood, and your workplace for emergencies and disasters. Topics include CPR/First Aid, Fire Safety, Search and Rescue, Pet Preparedness, Family Disaster Kits, Incident Management, and Terrorism Awareness. Montgomery County CERT stresses hands on practical training taught by award wining professional EMT’s, Firefighters, Educators, and International Disaster Responders. CERT training is free to county residents 18 and older, and takes place twice a week over the course of month. Students are required to attend all sessions to receive a FEMA certificate of completion. A complete class schedule is attached. The Spring 2012 class will take place in Gaithersburg on Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings from March 14, through April 28, 2012 with a break included for the spring Holidays. CERT operates on a first come basis for a limited number of seats. If interested go to application link under the Training tab here at our website and submit an application today!
NIMS and CERT
As a voluntary organization that is active in disaster preparedness and response, it is critical that CERT members understand the National Incident Management System (NIMS) in order to respond appropriately and work together effectively as a member of the response community.
NIMS provides a systematic, proactive approach to guide departments and agencies at all levels of government, voluntary organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector to work seamlessly to prevent, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the effects of incidents, regardless of cause, size, location, or complexity, in order to reduce the loss of life and property and harm to our environment. NIMS works hand in hand with the National Response Framework (NRF). NIMS provides the template for the management of incidents, while the NRF provides the structure and mechanisms for national-level policy for incident management.
Further information regarding NIMS can be found at FEMA’s NIMS On-Line Resource Center: http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nims/index.shtm
Specific information on NIMS-related training can be found at: http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nims/NIMSTrainingCourses.shtm
Information regarding the NRF can be found at FEMA ’s NRF On-Line Resource Center.
See photos from CERT's latest training event, Capital Shield 12 at:
