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CERT Educational Resources




CERT Video shown at the 2006 CERT National Conference

You can also view or save the video in Quick Time or Windows Media formats.

CERT Search and Rescue Tutorial
Citizen Corps has a Search and Rescue Tutorial.

CERT Article in Fire Watch
The February 2005 LAFD newsletter, Fire Watch, had an extensive piece on CERT.

Fairfax County, VA CERT Blog

Fairfax County, VA
Triage Refresher 09/03/08
CERT Overview

LAFD CERT Game
(Note: PowerPoint file - click on board number to see answer, click on answer to see question, click on home button to return to board.)

ICS Game
(Note: PowerPoint file - click on board number to see answer, click on answer to see question, click on home button to return to board.)

CERT Standard Operating Procedures
We have collected several SOGs and SOPs. If your program has any, please submit them.

START - Simple Triage And Rapid Treatment
Handout
Also available in Korean

Tips for First Responders
Many first responders have requested quick, easy-to-use procedures for assisting persons with disabilities in an emergency. These tip sheets provide information about many types of disabilities you can use during emergencies as well as routine encounters. They are not meant to be comprehensive, but contain specific information that you can read quickly either before or while you are actually responding to an incident. These are also useful for CERT members. You can also order a 14-page, color-coded, laminated 4.5 x 5.5-inch field guide from the University of New Mexico Center for Development & Disability.


CERT Incident Command System
History of ICS, advantages of ICS, ICS organization charts, "cheat sheets" for ICS jobs

Starting and Maintaining a CERT Program
A FEMA Job Aid

Lifts and Carries handout

Cribbing handout

CERT Trifold Wallet Card
(Only available in PDF)

Uses of CERT in Emergencies


Uses of CERT in Non-Emergencies


Managing Spontaneous Volunteers in Times of Disaster: The Synergy of Structure and Good Intentions
National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD)

Preventing a Disaster Within the Disaster: The Effective Use and Management of Unaffiliated Volunteers
National Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center National Network

2003 Citizen Corps Survey of U.S. Households
PowerPoint

The Connection
The Connection newsletter is comprised of articles written by the people from around the country who are involved in community preparedness on a daily basis.

Building Backboards
Association of Volunteer Emergency Response Teams

Building Shelves for your Emergency Equipment Cache
Association of Volunteer Emergency Response Teams

Moulage Information
Pueblo Emergency Response Team through the Pueblo County Department of Emergency Management