Photo obtained from the Irvine Police Department Facebook page
Congratulations to the latest group of volunteer trainees who have graduated from the City’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program, capping 28 hours of instruction and hands-on work spanning eight sessions.
CERT trains community members in basic disaster response skills to assist themselves, their neighbors, and our community in an emergency.
Since its establishment in 1999, more than 3,000 people who live or work in Irvine have been through the program. It provides a comprehensive program of training in emergency preparedness, fire safety, emergency medical care, search and rescue, and disaster psychology.
Specific skills taught include:
- Steps to prepare for a disaster
- How to reduce fire hazards
- Fire suppression: strategies, resources and how to extinguish a burning liquid
- Techniques for controlling bleeding, opening airways and treating shock
- Triage in emergency conditions
- Planning and requirements for search and rescue situations
- Debris removal and victim extraction
- Rescuer safety
Following a large-scale disaster, government services may be delayed. The CERT basic training program teaches participants how to be better prepared to survive on their own in the days and weeks after disaster strikes, and how to help their Irvine neighbors.
To learn more about the CERT program, visit the City’s website here.
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