The next CERT training course starts Thursday February 9, 2012. Registration is now open for this course. Click here to register.
Following the February class, the next course will start in Spring 2012.
The next CERT Disaster Simulation will be Saturday March 24, 2012 at Station 73. (To be confirmed.)
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Winter 2012 Class Schedule
Mon, 12/19/2011 - 10:27 | 
Robert Galloway
The Winter 2012 class will begin Thursday February 9, 2012. Registration is now open. Click here to register. The class will be held at 5208 W. Cyclamen Way (6340 South). Please do check back here or our Facebook page for updates in case the class schedule or location changes.
The schedule for the modules is:
- February 9 - Disaster Preparedness/Introduction
- February 16 - Fire Suppression
- February 23 - Light Search and Rescue
- March 1 - Disaster Medical Part 1
- March 8 - Disaster Medical Part 2
- March 15 - Disaster Psychology
- March 22 - Team Organization
- March 24 - Disaster Simulation @ Station 73 **To be confirmed**
All classes start at 7:00 PM SHARP! The cost for the course is $40 per person to cover all of the supplies you will use during the course. For more information on the course content, choose the Training Course link at the top of the page. Click "Read More" for additional information about this session, including a map to the building.
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Each of the course modules is listed below. Click the links to get more information.
Disaster Preparedness
What is a disaster and how can you prepare for one?
Fire Suppression
What hazards exist is your home, community and office? What can you do to mitigate those hazards?
Disaster Medical Operations I & II
How do I treat injuries in a disaster situation?
Light Search and Rescue Operations
Learn to safely conduct search and rescue operations in a disaster.
Disaster Psychology and Terrorism
How will people react during a disaster?
What should I be watching for that might indicate terrorism?
Team Organization
How are CERT teams organized and how do they fit in with Local, State and Federal agencies that respond to disasters?
Disaster Simulation
Now we've learned all of this information, let's practice.
The West Valley CERT Association is non-profit organization established for the purpose of training and organizing CERT volunteers in West Valley City. The association works in conjunction with the West Valley Fire Department and Emergency Management Office to recruit and train new CERT volunteers, offer continuing refresher training and exercises for CERT recruits, and provide CERT information thru our newsletter and on our website. The West Valley CERT Association is also involved in the organization of neighborhood and area CERTs, the establishment of area supply caches, and helping to plan and implement the CERT response in West Valley City. For more information about WVCERT, click here.
