Community Emergency Response Team training to begin October 14

The City of Dallas Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is offering its quarterly Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) course to all interested residents starting October 14. The free classes are taught by trained staff, cover basic emergency response skills, and culminates with a realistic disaster scenario and volunteer “victims.”

“It is our goal to provide CERT training to all interested residents that may wish to build more community spirit and enhance their ability to help themselves, their families, and their neighbors in the event of disasters.” said Dallas CERT Program Manager, Cassandra Wallace.

CERT training sessions will cover disaster preparedness, light search and rescue, team organization, disaster psychology, terrorism and CERT, fire safety, disaster medical operations, and more.

All sessions must be completed to receive a course completion certificate.

For more information, contact Cassandra Wallace at (214) 671-8969 or [email protected]. The deadline to register for training is October 12.

To learn more about CERT and to register for the above course, visit here.

Here’s the schedule of classes:

Saturday, October 14, 2023

Dallas Fire-Rescue Training Academy, 5000 Dolphin Road., Dallas, TX 75223

8:00 am – 10:30 am Unit 1 Disaster Preparedness

10:30 am – 12:00 pm Unit 6 Fire Safety

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Unit 3 Disaster Medical Operations Part 1

Unit 4 Disaster Medical Operations Part 2

Saturday, October 21, 2023

Dallas Fire-Rescue Training Academy, 5000 Dolphin Road., Dallas, TX 75223

8:00 am – 12:00 pm Unit 7 Search & Rescue

12:00 pm –1:00 pm Lunch

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Unit 2 CERT Organization

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Unit 5 Psychology

3:30 pm – 4:45 pm Unit 8 Terrorism

4:45 pm – 5:00 pm Day 3 Morning Walkthrough

Saturday, October 28, 2023

Dallas Fire-Rescue Training Academy, 5000 Dolphin Road., Dallas, TX 75223

8:00 am – 12:00 pm Unit 9 Course Review & Final Exercise