Required Training for CERT Members

• CERT Basic Training Course
• CPR/AED Certification
• IS-100.B: Introduction to Incident Command System (Required Training)
• IS-200.B: ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents (Required Training)
• American Red Cross Shelter Fundamentals certification

* – Links to all the training courses (except CPR/AED certification) can all be found below)

Online Training

• American Red Cross Shelter Fundamentals Online Certification Instruction (Required Training)
• IS-317: Introduction to Community Emergency Response Teams (Required Training For CERT Volunteers)
• Emergency Management Institute (Free Online Training)
• Sign Up For A FEMA Student Identification (SID) Number
• IS-100.B: Introduction to Incident Command System (Required Training)
• IS-200.B: ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents (Required Training)
• IS-700.A: National Incident Management System (NIMS) An Introduction
• IS-800.B: National Response Framework, An Introduction
• AWR160 WMD/Terrorism Awareness for Emergency Responders (4 Hours) – takes an all-hazards approach to Hazardous Material (HazMat) incidents, including acts of terrorism where Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) materials may have been used.
• IS-26: Guide to Points of Distribution (4 Hours) –  guide was developed to support the Points of Distribution (POD) overview video and provide an in depth look into the planning, operations, and demobilization stages of a POD mission.

Classroom Training Materials

• CERT Basic Training Manual (Required Training)
• CERT Basic Training PowerPoint Slides
• CERT Full Hazard Annex
• Manual del Participante de CERT Capacitación Básica (Spanish)
• Diapositivas de PowerPoint de CERT Capacitación Básica (Spanish)

CERT Supplemental Training

• CERT Animal Response Module I
• CERT Animal Response Module I PowerPoint Slides
• CERT Animal Response Module II
• CERT Animal Response Module II PowerPoint Slides
• CERT Emergency Communications Module
• CERT Emergency Communications Module PowerPoint Slides
• CERT Tools for Leadership Success Module
• CERT Tools for Leadership Success Module PowerPoint Slides
• CERT Traffic and Crowd Management Module
• CERT Traffic and Crowd Management Module PowerPoint Slides
• Flood Response for CERTs
• Flood Response for CERTs PowerPoint Slides
• CERT Firefighter Rehab
• CERT Firefighter Rehab PowerPoint Slides

Video Materials

• CERT in Action
• CERT in Action Transcript
• CERT en Acción (Transcripcion)
• Safety in the After-Disaster Environment
• Seguridad Después de un Desastre (Transcripcion)
• Triage: Handling Mass Casualty Situations
• Manejo de Situaciones Con Múltiples Víctima (Transcripcion)
• Fire Safety: The CERT Member’s Role
• Seguridad Contra Incendios: El Papel del Miembro del CERT (Transcripcion)
• Demonstrating Victim Carries
• Demostración de los Traslados de Victimas (Transcripcion)
• Demonstrating Head-to-Toe Assessment
• Demostración de la Evaluación de la Cabeza a Los Pies (Transcripcion)
• Coaching Hands-On Practice – Victim Extrication
• El Coaching Ejercicios Prácticos – Víctima de Liberación (Transcripcion)

Radio & Communications Protocol

• Coming soon!