Not Too Late to Register!! CERT Basics Course

Mountains (photo by V.A. McMillan)

Title: Not Too Late to Register!! CERT Basics Course

 

CERT Canada is running a CERT Basics Course, 27^th – 28^th of January and concludes on the 4^th of February 2023. (See poster below for full details.) Contact CERT Canada to register online (https://www.bridgesoflove.net/events) or by calling the CERT Canada office (403) 649-0087), for more details.

Poster from CERT Canada

Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) is a community level training scheme to ensure prepared citizens are ready to step up during times of emergency or disaster to be neighbours helping neighbours until first responders can arrive and take-over the response. CERT traces its lineage back to the mid-80’s in Southern California. Since then, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has taken the CERT program nationwide in the United States. CERT Canada in endeavouring to spread the program across Canada. For a deeper look into CERT and its role in the community, please, join me on The GOOD Plan Blog (https://thegoodplanblog.blogspot.com/2023/01/cert-basics-course-still-time-to.html).

So, do your part to become a member of a prepared citizenry and get trained in CERT Basics. Better, yet, bring your whole team to get trained at the same event!!! Remember, community can be your neighbourhood where you live, or the place where you work, or the place where your worship. However, you see your community and your part in it; know that as a trained volunteer you will make a difference when disaster strikes!

Before I forget, Mountainman will be at this training event on the 4^th of February to instruct the CERT Light Search & Rescue unit. I hope to see you there.

Until next time…Get some training!

Mountainman.