CERT Basic Class 203
CERT Basic Training is an 8 session course teaching you how to respond to major emergencies when first responders may be delayed. It teaches you to be prepared and provide life-saving care for victims, and prepares you to be a knowledgeable asset during major emergencies. It also teaches you how to put out small fires before they become big ones, and how to assess damaged structures to ensure they are safe to search.
Dates: the course is twice a week for 3 weeks: May 28 – July 9; 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm, (plus Final Exercise on July 12; 7:30 am to 12:30 pm) at:
Annandale Volunteer Fire Station 8
7128 Columbia Pike
Annandale VA 22079
Prerequisites: There are 3 prerequisites:
1. Prior to registering for the course, please create an account in this system at Interested in CERT This allows you access to additional FREE CERT-trained only opportunities and allow us to document your volunteer hours.
2. Register for a FEMA Student ID (FEMA SID). This is required to take the online course below.
3. Complete FEMA online course IS-317 “Introduction to Community Emergency Response Team” and bring your completion certificate with you to the first class or email it to Training@FairfaxCountyCERT.org in advance. If you have difficulties with the final test for this short 2-hour course, please call Robby for assistance before you give up.
Graduation: Trainees must attend 6 of 7 sessions, and the Final Exercise, in order to graduate. You must attend Sessions 4 (Med I), 5 (LSAR), and 6 (MED II), or make up those classes, if missed, before graduating. Given the times of this course the opportunity to make up a session before graduation will be very limited. However, anyone missing a session has up to 2 classes, or 6 months, whichever occurs first, to make up missed sessions and complete the requirements for graduation.
CERT Gear: The CERT program provides Trainees with a backpack with basic response Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), a Participant Manual and Trainee folder.
Age: 18 years or older, 17 & 16 with written parental permission (Fairfax County Hold Harmless Form), and 15 to 13 with adult guardian participation in the class.
Individuals with physical challenges will be accommodated as much as practical.
