Vermont Emergency Management is holding free training for the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). CERT members are trained to be prepared to take care of themselves and others during an emergency and assist local emergency response agencies.

Vermont residents age 18 or older or youth accompanied by a parent or guardian are invited to participate in a 20-hour course that will cover:

Disaster Preparedness

Fire Safety

Disaster Medical Operations
-Triage & Treating Life Threatening Injuries
-Assessment, Treatment, and Hygiene

Light Search & Rescue

Team Organization

Disaster Psychology

Terrorism and CERT

The training session is scheduled for Friday Nov 1st 6:30PM-9:00PM, Saturday Nov 2nd 8:30AM-5:30PM, and Sunday Nov 3rd 9:00AM-5:30PM at the Colchester Center Volunteer Fire Department, 483 Main St, Colchester. This course is free of charge and you are encouraged but not obligated to join CERT. Lunch will not be provided.

To register or ask questions please contact Kathi Walbridge at kathiwalbridge@comcast.net or call at 802-985-8535. For more information on Vermont CERT visit http://vem.vermont.gov/programs/cert.