The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations.  Using the training learned in the classroom and during CERT exercises, members can assist their community or workplace following an emergency event when professional responders are not immediately available to help.

Date: September 27, October 4, 11, 18, 25, November 1, 4, 2023
Time: 6:30 pm - 9 pm
Location: San Bruno City Hall - 567 El Camino Real
Fee: FreeCLASS 1 - INTRODUCTION, EARTHQUAKE AWARENESS, AND PREPAREDNESS
Community Preparedness: Roles and Responsibilities,
Disaster types, history, and probability.
Hazards and their potential impact.
What to do when a disaster strikes.

CLASS 2 - DISASTER SKILLS AND DISASTER PSYCHOLOGY
Natural gas, water, and electrical controls: why, when, and how to shut them off.
Types of fire, utility hazards, and use of extinguishers.
Fire suppression safety.
Self-care and team well-being.
Working with survivors’ emotional responses.

CLASS 3 - DISASTER MEDICAL OPERATIONS (SESSION 1)
Health considerations for the rescuer.
Opening the airway.
Treating life-threatening conditions.
Stop bleeding and controlling shock.
Burns, fractures, and other injuries.

CLASS 4 - DISASTER MEDICAL OPERATIONS (SESSION 2) AND STOP THE BLEED
Mass causality incidents.
Functions of disaster medical operations.
Conducting Head-to-Toe assessments.
Establishing medical treatment areas.

CLASS 5 - LIGHT SEARCH & RESCUE OPERATIONS
Different types of construction and how to classify damaged buildings.
Building marking system.
Conducting interior and exterior search operations.
Safety during search and rescue operations.
Lifting heavy objects and mechanical advantage.
Victim carries and lifting techniques.

CLASS 6 - TEAM ORGANIZATION, COMMUNICATIONS, AND MANAGEMENT & TERRORISM
Composing emergency messages.
Hands-on practice with Radios.
CERT Incident Command System; managing the disaster. Documentation.
Terrorist targets, goals, and tactics.
Active shooter situations.
Preparing your community.

CLASS 7 – SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION
Extinguish fires and treating victims.
Extricating victims trapped by heavy timbers.
Interior search for reported missing persons.
Course Review and Graduation Ceremony.