Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is a program that educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills. Teams are made up of citizens who are trained by emergency service professionals to respond, within their community, to local disaster situations.

CERT is a program of Citizen Corps. It allows citizens the opportunity to tap into the Amercian spirit of volunteerism, and participate in the preparedness, response, and recovery efforts of an emergency or disaster.

2012 SPRING CERT TRAINING COURSE

Free Training with Student Materials Provided

Forsyth County Citizen Corps Council through the W-S/FC Office of Emergency Management will be conducting the G317-Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)  Basic Training Course.  Disasters can severely restrict and overwhelm emergency response resources and leave communities cut off from outside emergency support.  CERT's are trained to take care of themselves and help others in their communities for the first three days following a disaster. 

BASIC COURSE

April 17 - May 15, 2012
Tuesdays & Thursdays Only

6:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m.

Forsyth County Agriculture Buidling (Auditorium B)
1450 Fairchild Road
Winston-Salem, NC  27105

COURSE WILL BE LIMITED TO THE FIRST 25 QUALIFIED REGISTRANTS
(Participants must be at least 18 years old & reside in Forsyth County)

COURSE FLYER & REGISTRATION FORM:

How To Start A CERT Group

CERT Training Course Outline [pdf/1p]

The Training Experience