Are You Ready?
Welcome! Thanks for stopping by Montgomery County CERT. The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program helps you “get ready” by offering education and training for hazards that can affect our families and our neighborhoods.
For information on our next CERT training, see the Training link to the left.
CERT programs serve in more than 170 communities nationwide. Montgomery CERT is managed by the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service and is based on the DHS/FEMA/Citizen Corps national standard curriculum and certification. The CERT basic training program is a 24-hour course, offered free to Montgomery County residents, over a 4 week period several times each year.
CERT members learn basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. Using training learned in the classroom and during hands-on exercises, CERT members can give critical assistance to others in their neighborhoods or workplace following an event when professional responders are not immediately available to help. CERT members also are encouraged to support emergency response agencies by taking a more active role in safety education and emergency preparedness projects in the community. Upon completion of the course, CERT graduates are often assigned to neighborhood teams where they play an important role in community safety. For class schedules and information and to start getting ready, contact Greg St. James by phone (240-777-2407) or via e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . We welcome people who have taken the CERT training elsewhere in the country who now live or work in Montgomery County, Maryland.
