CERT Training Materials

Search and Rescue Tutorial

This tutorial allows CERT-trained individuals to review and refresh their skills in sizeup and search and rescue techniques. Teams can use the tutorial as a group refresher activity. Those who are not yet CERT members can also use the tutorial for background on the CERT basic training.

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IS-317 Course Overview

"Introduction to Community Emergency Response Teams", IS-317, is an independent study course that serves as an introduction to CERT for those wanting to complete training or as a refresher for current team members. It has six modules with topics that include an Introduction to CERT, Fire Safety, Hazardous Material and Terrorist Incidents, Disaster Medical Operations, and Search and Rescue. It takes between six and eight hours to complete the course. Those successfully finishing it will receive a certification of completion and .8 CEU's from the Independent Study Office.

The IS-317 can be taken by anyone interested in CERT. However, to become a CERT volunteer, one must complete the classroom training offered by a local government agency such as the emergency management agency, fire or police department. Contact your local emergency manager to learn about the local education and training opportunities available to you. Let this person know about your interest in taking CERT training.

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Downloadable Training Material for CERT Instructors

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Download the English version of the CERT Instructor Guide

Download the English version of the CERT Student Manuals

Download the CERT PowerPoint Visuals

View Photographs of CERT Training

Download the Spanish version of the CERT training materials

Errata Sheet for CERT material on the June 2003 CD

CERT Instructor Guide

Winzip file (Complete Instructor Guide - MS Word)

Winzip file (Complete Instructor Guide - Adobe PDF)

Instructor Guide

Appendix

MS Word Files

IG Cover

Table of Contents

Introduction

Overview

Instructor Responsibilities

Unit 1: Disaster Preparedness

Unit 1: Additional Materials

Unit 2: Fire Safety

Unit 3: Disaster Medical Operations—Part 1

Unit 4: Disaster Medical Operations—Part 2

Unit 5: Light Search and Rescue Operations

Unit 5: Additional Materials

Unit 6: CERT Organization

Appendix 6-A: CERT Forms

Unit 7: Disaster Psychology

Unit 8: Terrorism and CERT

Unit 9: Course Review and Disaster Simulation

Unit 9: Additional Materials

Appendix - Hazardous Lesson Plans

Appendix 1-A: Hazardous Lesson Plans

Earthquake

Fires and Wildfires

Floods

Excessive Heat

Hurricanes and Coastal Storms

Landslides and Mudflows

Severe Thunderstorms

Tornadoes

Tsunamis

Volcanoes

Winter Storms

Nuclear Power Plant Emergencies

Hazardous Materials Incidents

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CERT Participant Manuals

Winzip file (Complete Student Manual - MS Word)

Winzip file (Complete Student Manual - Adobe PDF)

Student Manual

Appendix

MS Word Files

Cover

Table of Contents

Introduction

Unit 1: Disaster Preparedness

Unit 1: Additional Materials

Unit 2: Fire Safety

Unit 3: Disaster Medical Operations—Part 1

Unit 4: Disaster Medical Operations—Part 2

Unit 5: Light Search and Rescue Operations

Unit 5: Additional Materials

Unit 6: CERT Organization

Appendix 6-A: CERT Forms

Unit 7: Disaster Psychology

Unit 8: Terrorism and CERT

Unit 9: Course Review and Disaster Simulation

CERT PowerPoint Visuals

(* Corrections to visuals on the June 2003 CD)

* Winzip file (Complete Visuals - MS PowerPoint)

Winzip file (Complete Student Manual - Adobe PDF)

Visuals

Appendix

PowerPoint Files

Unit 1

*Unit 2

Unit 3

*Unit 4

Unit 5

Unit 6

*Unit 7

Unit 8

Appendix

Earthquake

Fires and Wildfires

Floods

Excessive Heat

Hurricanes and Coastal Storms

Landslides and Mudflows

Severe Thunderstorms

Tornadoes

Tsunamis

Volcanoes

Winter Storms

Nuclear Power Plant Emergencies

Hazardous Materials Incidents

Download CERT Training Materials (Spanish Version)

PM.zip

PPT.zip