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Fall Basic Course Date
The next Tri-County CERT Basic Course will be Saturday, October 26th. It is an all day course that lasts about 9 - 10 hours. You must be 19 years old to attend. There is a FEMA online free course that you are required to take before coming to the Basic Course. Deadline to register for the course is Saturday, October 12th and you will need to send your completion certificate from the online course by that date also. The course is called IS-317 Introductions to Community Emergency Response Teams located at: https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-317 To register click on 'Register here' on the left. |
Fall, 2019 Basic Course
The June 1st class is full. The next Tri-County CERT Basic Course will be in the fall of 2019. The date will be posted here later. |
Basic CERT Course
The next Tri-County CERT Basic Course will be June 1, 2019. To register for the course go here. It is an all-day class that goes for 9 - 10 hours and you do have to be at least 19 to take the course. |
CERT Basic Course
The next Tri-County CERT Basic Course will be September 29, 2018. To register for the course go here. Registration closes September 15th. It is an all-day class that goes for 8-9 hours and you do have to be at least 19 to take the course. |
CERT Basic Course Spring 2018
The next Tri-County CERT Basic Course will be 14 April 2018. It is an all-day class. You must be 19 years old to take the course. You are required to take the FEMA IS-317 online course before coming to the training. To sign up for training or get more information about CERT please send an email to tricountycert@gmail.com. |
CERT Basic Training Course - Oct. 21, 2017
Tri-County CERT will be offering a CERT Basic Course. It will be Saturday, October 21, 2017 and will be an all day class.. In the class you
will learn how to take care of yourself, your family and your
neighbors. There is hands on training during the course. |
Tri-County CERT did an outreach program at Children's Hospital
Tri-County CERT participated in an outreach program at Children's Hospital on April 13, 2016. We were there from 11AM to 7PM. We talked to people about CERT and the CERT Basic Course. They were told the CERT Basic Course helps them learn how to take care of themselves, their families and their neighbors. After they take the training if they want to they can join CERT and get more training on how they can help their community. |
TRI-County CERT assisted in POD's
.Tri-County CERT participated in a Douglas County and Sarpy County POD's (point of dispensing). On March 3, 2016 there were Region wide POD exercises held in Douglas County and Sarpy County. The Douglas County and Sarpy County Health Departments were in charge of it to practice if we have an anthrax event. The one in Douglas County was held at Metro Community South campus in the morning. There were 4 CERT members who participated in it and helped with traffic control. |
Tri-County CERT participated in the Triennial full-scale disaster exercise for metro first responders
OMAHA, Neb. —Emergency responders were sent to Omaha's Eppley Airfield Saturday morning --- except there wasn't a real emergency. It was for a disaster training exercise made possible by 33 organizations. "First responders need this in order to be able to assist appropriately for the real deal," said Tim Conahan, chief of police for Omaha Airport Authority. More than 160 volunteers participated in the triennial full-scale disaster exercise. The Federal Aviation Administration requires that all airports conduct such in order to test their emergency plans. Five police agencies, four fire departments, and over 11 area hospitals participated in the drill. "It hurts your heart," said Brenda Christensen, a volunteer. "You're thinking how that could be your family. What if they were in a plane crash? There's nothing you can do." Some volunteer victims had leg injuries; some with arm injuries. Others had body parts severed. The worse case scenario was a victim dead on scene. "We take it very seriously because we learn a lot of things from it," said Conahan. "Just in case this was to ever happen in real life, everyone wants to be prepared to be able to handle it." Saturday's drill allowed all agencies to test response and recovery plans as well. Specifically, the fire departments were able to test their ability to coordinate with multiple agencies during a mass disaster. Officials placed a heavy focus on triage, treatment, and transport. "I feel more comfortable now --- if this were to happen," said Connor Gelvin, a volunteer. "They should also feel more comfortable (after training) as well." Becoming at ease to all situations is on the forefront of the drill's mission. For law enforcement, the exercise is used to test their policy and procedures for handling a mass casualty event. They'll have to assess how they coordinate with local and federal agencies, fire departments and the media. Conahan says he's thankful for opportunities like this: "This allows first responders a chance to get a lot of information out of scenarios like these while also making sure everything is going the way we want it to go." |
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