CERT Members Page

CERT Member Resource Links

• Advanced Training
• Disaster Animal Response Team
• Emergency Information By Threat Type
• Lowcountry Cert Pictures
• CERT Field Guide 2006
• Standard Operations Guide & Incident Command Check List
• CERT Forms
• National CERT Web Site

CERT Review and Continuing Education Training

FEMA Online Training: The Emergency Management Institute
Free online training classes for CERT members and the general public. Most include a certificate of completion.

 

NIMS/ICS courses required for CERT certification:
IS-100. Introduction to the Incident Management System (ICS)
IS-700. Introduction to the National Incident Management System (NIMS)

 

FEMA IS-317: Introduction to CERT (On-line)

"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. IS-317 can be taken by anyone interested in CERT. However, to become a CERT volunteer, one must complete the classroom training.

Click here to take the course: http://www.citizencorps.fema.gov/cert/IS317/

Click here to take the final exam: http://www.citizencorps.fema.gov/cc/editIS317.do

Downloadable CERT Training Materials

http://www.fema.gov/community-emergency-response-teams/training-materials

• English version of the CERT Instructor Guide
• English version of the CERT Participant Manual
• English version of the CERT PowerPoint Slides

Teen CERT Resources

For local CERT program managers and others who want to establish and maintain CERT training for teens, there are a number of tools at your disposal. Explore the links below for more information.

• Download official Teen CERT Brochure
• Launching and Maintaining the Training Guide
• Teen CERT Annex to standard CERT Train the Trainer course
• Teen CERT Annex to CERT Basic Training Instructor Guide

CERT Supplemental Training

• CERT Animal Response Module I
• CERT Animal Response Module II
• CERT Emergency Communications Module
• CERT Tools for Leadership Success Module
• CERT Traffic and Crowd Management Module
• Flood Response for CERTs
• CERT Firefighter Rehab
• CERT Exercise Swaps

CERT Training Videos

http://www.fema.gov/video-materials

• CERT in Action
• CERT Training: Disaster Psychology
• CERT Training: Safety in the After-Disaster Environment
• CERT Triage: Handling Mass Casualty Situations
• Fire Safety: The CERT Member's Role
• Demonstrating Victim Carries
• Demonstrating Head-to-Toe Assessment
• Coaching Hands-On Practice - Victim Extrication
• Teen CERT PSA