FairfaxCountyCERT.org
The Fairfax County Community Emergency Response Team
Neighbors Helping Neighbors
What is 'CERT'?
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is a program to make communities safer, more prepared, and when incidents occur, more resilient in recovery. CERT is a partnership between the Federal and Fairfax County Governments and is managed by the Fire and Rescue Department. The training prepares people to help themselves, their families, and their communities during major disasters when first responders can be delayed. The CERT motto is to “Do the greatest good for the greatest number."
Why get trained?
When and where is the training?
When and where is the training?
Be prepared to help during a personal or community-wide incident or disaster. CERT training is challenging, fun, and FREE. We provide you with a backpack with personal protective equipment and disaster response supplies to get you started on preparedness.
When and where is the training?
When and where is the training?
When and where is the training?
We offer CERT classes at various community locations throughout the county by request, from various business and community groups. Many of our Advanced and Continuing Education classes are held at the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Academy located at 4600 West Ox Road in Fairfax, VA.
Contact us for more information.
Who are the trainers?
When and where is the training?
Who can take CERT training?
CERT training is provided by the dedicated volunteer instructors of the CERT Program. many of which were just like you a few years ago. Occasionally, adjunct instructors of the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Academy are engaged to provide technically challenging courses.
Who can take CERT training?
Why train with Fairfax County CERT?
Who can take CERT training?
Anyone who lives, works or travels in Fairfax County, Virginia is eligible to take this FREE Emergency Response training. If you are:
- 18 years of age or older.
- 17 to 16 years old with parental or guardian permission.
- 15 to 13 years old with a parent or guardian also participating.
People of varying physical abilities and languages are welcome and can be accommodated.
Class Sizes are Limited
During the COVID pandemic this training is even more vital. But it must also be safe for you and our instructors. So the class sizes are limited and socially distanced to ensure your safety.
SIGN-UP TODAY!
Get started create an account. while you are doing that go ahead and register for the Welcome + Q&A session.
What will I learn?
Why train with Fairfax County CERT?
Why train with Fairfax County CERT?
CERT Basic Training consists of 2 courses preceded by a Welcome Meeting. This zoom meeting lays out the training program, targets your skills course, gets you registered for, and provides support as needed, while you take the Online course.
- CERT Basic Online is a self-paced online course with 10 modules that requires about 12 hours to complete.
- CERT Basic Skills is an in-person skills course with five 3.5-hr. sessions teaching you critical life-saving and Search and Rescue skills.
In both courses you will learn:
- Personal & Family Preparedness
- Fire Safety and Utility Controls
- Disaster Medical Operations
- Light Search and Rescue
- Disaster Psychology
- Team Organization
- Terrorism
Why train with Fairfax County CERT?
Why train with Fairfax County CERT?
Why train with Fairfax County CERT?
- Get prepared for your family to survive the next disaster!
- Be ready to respond effectively during the next emergency.
- Develop knowledge and skills in several advanced classes including: radio communications, HAZMAT awareness,CPR/AED, Stop the Bleed, Wide-Area Search, First Aid, and many more. All training is FREE for CERT members!
- Participate in full-scale disaster drills; practice your skills on volunteer victims (after the pandemic)!
- Push your personal boundaries! Learn to save lives with duct tape and rags, pull a person from under a heavy beam and use a fire extinguisher to put out small fires!
- Participate to the level that you want. After completing your basic training there is no ongoing time or participation requirement .
Need Volunteer Hours?
Get your volunteer hours and while you take CERT training and learn important life-saving skills! We document your hours during CERT Basic Training and will provide certification of your hours toward your High School graduation or other volunteer program requirements. CERT Basic Training requires about 30 hours.
CALENDAR for those Interested in CERT
This calendar provides only information for events available to people interested in learning about and getting trained by the Fairfax County Community Emergency Response Team. Many more opportunities for FREE training and ways to get involved are available to you once you have completed the CERT Basic Training curriculum.
06 December 2021
Welcome Meeting & Q&A Session 1
7pm
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9:00pm
Zoom Meeting
Event Details
06 December 2021
Welcome Meeting & Q&A Session 1
This virtual meeting lays out the Fairfax County CERT Basic Training program, walks you through the steps to register for the "CERT Basic ...
7pm
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9:00pm
Zoom Meeting
19 January 2020
CERT Chat
7pm
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8pm
Online Zoom
Event Details
19 January 2020
CERT Chat
Are you interested in CERT but have questions that have not been answered yet? The CERT Chat was created just for you. Join us for a short p...
7pm
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8pm
Online Zoom
24 January 2022
CERT Training Welcome
7pm
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8:30 pm
Zoom
Event Details
24 January 2022
CERT Training Welcome
This virtual meeting describes the Fairfax County CERT Basic Training program, walks you through the steps to register for the "CERT Basi...
7pm
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8:30 pm
Zoom
23 February 2022
CERT Basic Skills - TBD
6:00 pm
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10 pm
Thursdays, In-Person
Event Details
23 February 2022
CERT Basic Skills - TBD
This in-person course teaches the CERT Basic Skills over 5 Sessions, requiring 4 weeks, on Thursday evenings at a location to be determined.
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6:00 pm
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10 pm
Thursdays, In-Person
21 March 2022
CERT Training Welcome
7pm
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8:30 pm
Zoom
Event Details
21 March 2022
CERT Training Welcome
This virtual meeting describes the Fairfax County CERT Basic Training program, walks you through the steps to register for the "CERT Basi...
7pm
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8:30 pm
Zoom
How we're sustained
You can help, whether you're a CERT or not!
CERT relies on our community to support our very active volunteer operations throughout Fairfax County. We always appreciate the support of our public-minded residents of Fairfax County and your donations to support this vital training and, award-winning, volunteer program. We are an IRS certified 501.C(3) non-profit that can accept fully deductible contributions to support our operations. A dollar can be the most powerful and effective tool, before a crisis.
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