Did you know that more than 86% of post-disaster rescues are made by bystander volunteers? In the wake of the 1985 quake in Mexico in which more than 100 untrained volunteer responders were killed while rescuing 800 victims, Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training was developed and brought to this country by the Los Angeles […]
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Mar 14
CERT Training – Western Riverside County
This 3-day FEMA endorsed and funded volunteer Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training prepares you to be a volunteer emergency responder in disasters. Among the skills you will learn and practice are how to: suppress light fires, search for and rescue lightly trapped victims, sort and stabilize (triage) the injured, […]
Mar 14
CERT Training – Lake Elsinore
This 3-day FEMA endorsed and funded volunteer Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training prepares you to be a volunteer emergency responder in disasters. Among the skills you will learn and practice are how to: suppress light fires, search for and rescue lightly trapped victims, sort and stabilize (triage) the injured, […]
Mar 12
Recent Quakes – Lessons to Learn
Earthquake news videos and survivor stories from Japan and New Zealand highlight the importance of disaster preparedness and of responding appropriately from the very first second the shaking starts.
New Zealand – The woman rescued from the collapsed downtown Christchurch building 25 hours after their recent aftershock quake took the right action. […]
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