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 and fun, and it is FREE. You will receive a backpack with personal protective equipment and disaster response supplies.
When and where is the training?
When and where is the training?
When and where is the training?
Classes are held at the Fairfax County Fire and
Rescue Academy located at 4600 West Ox Road in Fairfax, VA. We also offer classes at various community locations throughout the county, by request, from homeowner associations, companies, churches and other groups. Contact us for more information.
Who are the trainers?
When and where is the training?
Who can take CERT training?
CERT training is conducted by Adjunct instructors of the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Academy and our outstanding Volunteer CERT Instructors.
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 to just 8 socially distanced students.
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 and Q&A Session 1. This zoom session lays out the training program, targets your skills course, gets you registered in, and provides support for the Online course with 3 Q&A Sessions.
- CERT Basic Online is a self-paced online course with 14 modules that takes 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 learn life skills! We document your hours during CERT Basic Training and will, on request, provide you with a letter noting your volunteer contribution toward your High School graduation. (CERT Meeting (Actual time), CERT Basic Online (12) CERT Basic Skills (16.5)
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.
10 September 2021
CERT Basic Skills - Harvester Presbyterian Church, Springfield, VA
6:30 pm
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10 pm
Harvester Presbyterian Church 7800 Rolling Rd., Springfield, VA
Event Details
10 September 2021
CERT Basic Skills - Harvester Presbyterian Church, Springfield, VA
This in-person course teaches the CERT Basic Skills over 5 Sessions, requiring 4 weeks, on Friday evenings at the Harvester Presbyterian Chu...
6:30 pm
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10 pm
Harvester Presbyterian Church 7800 Rolling Rd., Springfield, VA
13 September 2021
Welcome Meeting & Q&A Session 1
7pm
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9:00pm
Zoom Meeting
Event Details
13 September 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
-
9:00pm
Zoom Meeting
04 October 2021
Welcome Meeting & Q&A Session 1
7pm
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9:00pm
Zoom Meeting
Event Details
04 October 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
-
9:00pm
Zoom Meeting
28 October 2021
CERT Basic Skills - Public Safety Headquarters, Fairfax, VA
6:00 pm
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10 pm
Thursdays, In-Person
Event Details
28 October 2021
CERT Basic Skills - Public Safety Headquarters, Fairfax, VA
This in-person course teaches the CERT Basic Skills over 5 Sessions, requiring 4 weeks, on Thursday evenings at the Fairfax County Public Sa...
6:00 pm
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10 pm
Thursdays, In-Person
How we're sustained
You can help, whether you're a CERT or not!
The majority of our funding use to come from the UASI Grant and other regular government budgeting. However, that funding has not been renewed. We must rely on our community to support our very active operations throughout Fairfax County. We always appreciate help from the public, and if you're interested in donating to our cause, we have a IRS certified 501.C(3) non-profit that can accept fully deductible contributions to support our operations. The dollar can be the most powerful and effective tool before a crisis.
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