CERT Level I (Basic) Training Materials

CERT Basic Training Manual

Winzip file (Complete Student Manual - MS Word) 1.4MB

Winzip file (Complete Student Manual - Adobe PDF)

MS Word Files

  1. Cover - 55KB MS Word
  2. Table of Contents - 39KB MS Word
  3. Introduction - 97KB MS Word
  4. Unit 1: Disaster Preparedness - 237KB MS Word
  5. Unit 1: Additional Materials - 110KB MS Word
  6. Unit 2: Fire Safety - 664KB MS Word
  7. Unit 3: Disaster Medical Operations—Part 1 - 210KB MS Word
  8. Unit 4: Disaster Medical Operations—Part 2 - 296KB MS Word
  9. Unit 5: Light Search and Rescue Operations - 543KB MS Word
  10. Unit 5: Additional Materials - 94KB MS Word
  11. Unit 6: CERT Organization - 407KB MS Word
  12. Appendix 6-A: CERT Forms - 272KB MS Word
  13. Unit 7: Disaster Psychology - 81KB MS Word
  14. Unit 8: Terrorism and CERT - 200KB MS Word
  15. Unit 9: Course Review and Disaster Simulation - 75KB MS Word

Appendix - Hazardous Lesson Plans

  1. Appendix 1-A: Hazardous Lesson Plans - 35KB MS Word
  2. Earthquake - 91KB MS Word
  3. Fires and Wildfires - 77KB MS Word
  4. Floods - 68KB MS Word
  5. Excessive Heat - 53KB MS Word
  6. Hurricanes and Coastal Storms - 72KB MS Word
  7. Landslides and Mudflows - 32KB MS Word
  8. Severe Thunderstorms - 53KB MS Word
  9. Tornadoes - 70KB MS Word
  10. Tsunamis - 59KB MS Word
  11. Volcanoes - 53KB MS Word
  12. Winter Storms - 62KB MS Word
  13. Nuclear Power Plant Emergencies - 61KB MS Word
  14. Hazardous Materials Incidents - 95KB MS Word

CERT PowerPoint Visuals

* Winzip file (Complete Visuals - MS PowerPoint) 5.47 MB

Winzip file (Complete Student Manual - Adobe PDF)

PowerPoint Files

  1. Unit 1 - 1.4MB PowerPoint
  2. Unit 2 - 1.3MB PowerPoint
  3. Unit 3 - 456KB PowerPoint
  4. Unit 4 - 740 KB PowerPoint
  5. Unit 5 - 1.3MB PowerPoint
  6. Unit 6 - 1.2MB PowerPoint
  7. Unit 7 - 276KB PowerPoint
  8. Unit 8 - 1.4MB PowerPoint

Appendix

  1. Earthquake - 436KB PowerPoint
  2. Fires and Wildfires - 405KB PowerPoint
  3. Floods - 489KB PowerPoint
  4. Excessive Heat - 234KB PowerPoint
  5. Hurricanes and Coastal Storms - 446KB PowerPoint
  6. Landslides and Mudflows - 250KB PowerPoint
  7. Severe Thunderstorms - 345KB PowerPoint
  8. Tornadoes - 366KB PowerPoint
  9. Tsunamis - 291KB PowerPoint
  10. Volcanoes - 512KB PowerPoint
  11. Winter Storms - 449KB PowerPoint
  12. Nuclear Power Plant Emergencies - 278KB PowerPoint
  13. Hazardous Materials Incidents - 180KB PowerPoint

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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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