For the best possible learning experience, make every attempt to watch the videos and read the participant manual units before each class session.
Class Session 1: Disaster Preparedness, Hazard Mitigation, Local Vulnerabilities
- CERT in Action (20 minutes)
- Sheltering in Place (6.5 minutes)
- CERT Participant Manual Unit 1 (PDF, 0.61MB, 48 pages)
- CERT Participant Manual Unit 8 (PDF, 0.32MB, 22 pages)
Class Session 2: Fire Safety, Fire Suppression, Utility Controls
- NIST Flashover (4 minutes)
- About emergency natural gas shut-off (PDF)
- About natural gas excess flow valves (PDF)
- CERT Participant Manual Unit 2 (PDF, 0.83MB, 40 pages)
Class Session 3: Disaster Medical Operations, Part 1 (Triage, Life Saving Interventions)
- S.T.A.R.T. Triage (6.5 minutes)
- CERT Participant Manual Unit 3 (PDF, 0.60MB, 28 pages)
Class Session 4: Light Search & Rescue Operations
- Cribbing & Leveraging (8 minutes)
- Cribbing & Leveraging (16 minutes)
- Victim Carries (6.5 minutes)
- CERT Participant Manual Unit 5 (PDF, 0.65MB, 48 pages)
Class Session 5: Disaster Medical Operations, Part 2 (Public Health & Hygiene, Head to Toe Assessment, Basic Treatments)
- Head to Toe Assessment (6 minutes)
- CERT Participant Manual Unit 4 (PDF, 0.73MB, 46 pages)
Class Session 6: Disaster Psychology & CERT Organization
- CERT Participant Manual Unit 6 (PDF, 0.96MB, 55 pages)
- CERT Participant Manual Unit 7 (PDF, 0.25MB, 16 pages)
Class Session 7: Table Top Exercise & Final Exam
- CERT Participant Manual Unit 9 (PDF, 0.48MB, 22 pages)
Complete Collections
- Complete CERT Basic Training Manual, all sections (PDF, 3.35MB, 332 pages)
- Complete FEMA collection of CERT videos
Beyond CERT
- Hands-only CPR (1.5 minutes) CPR is not a component of a Simple Treatment And Rapid Triage in a multi-casualty disaster context, but CPR training is extremely valuable for emergencies in a non-disaster setting.
- Whatcom Specialized Emergency Response Program (SERP) An example of the kinds of response that are outside the CERT mission.
