According to a downloadable announcement on the CCSD website, October 15 is the registration deadline for anyone interested in being a part of the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT).
CERT volunteers are trained through a program sponsored by Cambria Fire Department, Cambria Health Care District, SLO County Fire Chiefs Assoc. & SLO County Sheriffs Advisory Council and San Luis Ambulance.
The 20 hour program is “hands on” and is designed ensure individuals are better prepared in the event of a major disaster. According to the flyer: In the CERT training class you will learn about how and when to turn off your Utilities; Firefighting skills; Medical skills; Hazardous Materials & Terrorism awareness; light Search
and Rescue techniques; and most importantly, you’ll learn SELF RELIANCE.
Why is this necessary? “In the event of a large-scale disaster, the normal Emergency Response Agencies that serve you will be overwhelmed and they might not be able to assist you for up to 72 hours (it’s simply, a supply and demand issue).
The course is made up of five evening classes (mostly mondays), each covering different topics and beginning at 6 pm; Mon.-Oct. 20, Wed.-Oct, 22, Mon.-Oct. 27, Mon.-Oct. 29 & Mon.-Nov. 3. The first class session on Oct. 20th will be at the Cambria Fire Department.
If you are interested in participating, call 927-6140 or go by the Fire Department at 2850 Burton. (Tell them you heard about it on AboutCambria.com!) Registration is required and there is a $40 materials fee that provides you with a student manual and a “CERT bag” that includes a helmet, gloves, vest, goggles, etc.
Deadline to register and pay the fee is October 15, 2008.
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