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    • 05/11/2023
    • 09/14/2023
    • 3 sessions
    • Woodland Park Community
    • 15
    Register



    • 06/14/2023
    • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
    • Arrillaga Family Recreation Center Cypress Room, 700 Laurel Street, Menlo Park
    • 17
    Join waitlist



    • 06/19/2023
    • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
    • Menlo Park Fire Station 1 Classroom (in back), 300 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park
    • 0
    Registration is closed


    • 07/08/2023
    • 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    • 2470 Pulgas Avenue- East Palo Alto
    • 16
    Register


    The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations.   Learn how to protect yourself, your loved ones, and your community.  

    This Advanced Refresher course will be based on Incident Command System (ICS) forms and the FEMA IS-242 Effective Communications class and will include CERT radio protocols and procedures.

    Community Emergency Response Team In Action Video 

    All sessions will be taught at Menlo Park Fire District's facility located on Pulgas Avenue in East Palo Alto.  The address and additional information will be sent to registered participants prior to the class.

    Free to those who live or work in Atherton, East Palo Alto, and Menlo Park age 18 years- old and over.

    Since we will be working in close proximity to each other, masks are encouraged, but not required. 

    We will be limiting the class size to no more than 28 students.

    • 07/12/2023
    • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
    • Arrillaga Family Recreation Center Cypress Room, 700 Laurel Street, Menlo Park
    • 22
    Register



    • 07/17/2023
    • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
    • Menlo Park Fire Station 1 Classroom (in back), 300 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park
    • 0
    Registration is closed


    • 08/05/2023
    • 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
    • 2470 Pulgas Avenue- East Palo Alto
    • 18
    Registration is closed


            We will also be limiting the class size to no more than 16 students.


    • 08/09/2023
    • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
    • Arrillaga Family Recreation Center Cypress Room, 700 Laurel Street, Menlo Park
    • 24
    Register



    • 08/12/2023
    • 09/09/2023
    • 3 sessions
    • 2470 Pulgas Avenue- East Palo Alto
    • 9
    Register




    The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations.   Learn how to protect yourself, your loved ones, and your community.  

    Over the course of the CERT program, you will learn the most up-to-date information through hands-on training in basic disaster preparedness, use of a fire extinguisher, disaster medical care, first aid training, search, and rescue techniques,  and neighborhood team building. Participants of the program will learn lifesaving skills, rescuer safety, and doing the greatest good for the greatest number.

    Community Emergency Response Team In Action Video 

    The course will be taught every other Saturday over six weeks.  Each will be a full day from 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM with a break for lunch.  You must attend all sessions in order to graduate.  



        Saturday, April 22       - Disaster Preparedness (Unit 1)
                                                   - CERT Organization (Unit 2)
                                                   - Disaster Medical Operations (Units 3-4)

        Saturday, May 6
           - CERT Basic Communications

                                                    - Disaster Psychology (Unit 5)
                                                    - Fire Safety and Utilities Control (Unit 6)

                                                     
        Saturday, May 20             - Light Search and Rescue (Unit 7)
                                                    - Terrorism and Hazardous Materials Safety (Unit 8)
                                                    - Course Review & Final Exam (Unit 9)
                                                    - Disaster Simulation / Exercise

    All sessions will be taught at Menlo Park Fire District's facility located in East Palo Alto.  The address and additional information will be sent to registered participants prior to the class.

    Free to those who live or work in Atherton, East Palo Alto, and Menlo Park age 18 years- old and over.

    Since we will be working in close proximity to each other, masks are encouraged, but not required and all students must, on arrival at the training location, provide proof of current Covid-19 vaccination.  A Digital COVID-19 Vaccine Record issued by the State of California is preferred. 

    https://myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov/

    We will be limiting the class size to no more than 20 students.

    • 08/21/2023
    • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
    • Menlo Park Fire Station 1 Classroom (in back), 300 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park
    • 11
    Register


    • 09/02/2023
    • 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
    • 2470 Pulgas Avenue- East Palo Alto
    • 30
    Registration is closed


            We will also be limiting the class size to no more than 16 students.


    • 09/13/2023
    • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
    • Arrillaga Family Recreation Center Cypress Room, 700 Laurel Street, Menlo Park
    • 22
    Register



    • 09/18/2023
    • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
    • Menlo Park Fire Station 1 Classroom (in back), 300 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park
    • 12
    Register


    • 09/23/2023
    • 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    • 2470 Pulgas Avenue- East Palo Alto
    • 23
    Register




    The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations.   Learn how to protect yourself, your loved ones, and your community.  

    Over the course of the CERT program, you will learn the most up-to-date information through hands-on training in basic disaster preparedness, use of a fire extinguisher, disaster medical care, first aid training, search, and rescue techniques,  and neighborhood team building. Participants of the program will learn lifesaving skills, rescuer safety, and doing the greatest good for the greatest number.

    Community Emergency Response Team In Action Video 

    The course will be taught every other Saturday over six weeks.  Each will be a full day from 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM with a break for lunch.  You must attend all sessions in order to graduate.  



        Saturday, April 22       - Disaster Preparedness (Unit 1)
                                                   - CERT Organization (Unit 2)
                                                   - Disaster Medical Operations (Units 3-4)

        Saturday, May 6
           - CERT Basic Communications

                                                    - Disaster Psychology (Unit 5)
                                                    - Fire Safety and Utilities Control (Unit 6)

                                                     
        Saturday, May 20             - Light Search and Rescue (Unit 7)
                                                    - Terrorism and Hazardous Materials Safety (Unit 8)
                                                    - Course Review & Final Exam (Unit 9)
                                                    - Disaster Simulation / Exercise

    All sessions will be taught at Menlo Park Fire District's facility located in East Palo Alto.  The address and additional information will be sent to registered participants prior to the class.

    Free to those who live or work in Atherton, East Palo Alto, and Menlo Park age 18 years- old and over.

    Since we will be working in close proximity to each other, masks will be required and all students must, on arrival at the training location, provide proof of current Covid-19 vaccination.  A Digital COVID-19 Vaccine Record issued by the State of California is preferred. 

    https://myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov/

    We will be limiting the class size to no more than 20 students.

    • 10/07/2023
    • 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
    • 2470 Pulgas Avenue- East Palo Alto
    • 32
    Registration is closed


            We will also be limiting the class size to no more than 16 students.


    • 10/11/2023
    • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
    • Arrillaga Family Recreation Center Cypress Room, 700 Laurel Street, Menlo Park
    • 24
    Register



    • 10/16/2023
    • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
    • Menlo Park Fire Station 1 Classroom (in back), 300 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park
    • 12
    Register


    • 10/21/2023
    • 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    • 2470 Pulgas Avenue- East Palo Alto
    • 22
    Register




    The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations.   Learn how to protect yourself, your loved ones, and your community.  

    Over the course of the CERT program, you will learn the most up-to-date information through hands-on training in basic disaster preparedness, use of a fire extinguisher, disaster medical care, first aid training, search, and rescue techniques,  and neighborhood team building. Participants of the program will learn lifesaving skills, rescuer safety, and doing the greatest good for the greatest number.

    Community Emergency Response Team In Action Video 

    The course will be taught every other Saturday over six weeks.  Each will be a full day from 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM with a break for lunch.  You must attend all sessions in order to graduate.  



        Saturday, April 22       - Disaster Preparedness (Unit 1)
                                                   - CERT Organization (Unit 2)
                                                   - Disaster Medical Operations (Units 3-4)

        Saturday, May 6
           - CERT Basic Communications

                                                    - Disaster Psychology (Unit 5)
                                                    - Fire Safety and Utilities Control (Unit 6)

                                                     
        Saturday, May 20             - Light Search and Rescue (Unit 7)
                                                    - Terrorism and Hazardous Materials Safety (Unit 8)
                                                    - Course Review & Final Exam (Unit 9)
                                                    - Disaster Simulation / Exercise

    All sessions will be taught at Menlo Park Fire District's facility located in East Palo Alto.  The address and additional information will be sent to registered participants prior to the class.

    Free to those who live or work in Atherton, East Palo Alto, and Menlo Park age 18 years- old and over.

    Since we will be working in close proximity to each other, masks will be required and all students must, on arrival at the training location, provide proof of current Covid-19 vaccination.  A Digital COVID-19 Vaccine Record issued by the State of California is preferred. 

    https://myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov/

    We will be limiting the class size to no more than 20 students.

    • 11/04/2023
    • 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
    • 2470 Pulgas Avenue- East Palo Alto
    • 32
    Registration is closed


            We will also be limiting the class size to no more than 16 students.


    • 11/08/2023
    • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
    • Arrillaga Family Recreation Center Cypress Room, 700 Laurel Street, Menlo Park
    • 24
    Register



    • 11/18/2023
    • 12/16/2023
    • 3 sessions
    • 2470 Pulgas Avenue- East Palo Alto
    • 23
    Register




    The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations.   Learn how to protect yourself, your loved ones, and your community.  

    Over the course of the CERT program, you will learn the most up-to-date information through hands-on training in basic disaster preparedness, use of a fire extinguisher, disaster medical care, first aid training, search, and rescue techniques,  and neighborhood team building. Participants of the program will learn lifesaving skills, rescuer safety, and doing the greatest good for the greatest number.

    Community Emergency Response Team In Action Video 

    The course will be taught every other Saturday over six weeks.  Each will be a full day from 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM with a break for lunch.  You must attend all sessions in order to graduate.  



        Saturday, April 22       - Disaster Preparedness (Unit 1)
                                                   - CERT Organization (Unit 2)
                                                   - Disaster Medical Operations (Units 3-4)

        Saturday, May 6
           - CERT Basic Communications

                                                    - Disaster Psychology (Unit 5)
                                                    - Fire Safety and Utilities Control (Unit 6)

                                                     
        Saturday, May 20             - Light Search and Rescue (Unit 7)
                                                    - Terrorism and Hazardous Materials Safety (Unit 8)
                                                    - Course Review & Final Exam (Unit 9)
                                                    - Disaster Simulation / Exercise

    All sessions will be taught at Menlo Park Fire District's facility located in East Palo Alto.  The address and additional information will be sent to registered participants prior to the class.

    Free to those who live or work in Atherton, East Palo Alto, and Menlo Park age 18 years- old and over.

    Since we will be working in close proximity to each other, masks are encouraged, but not required and all students must, on arrival at the training location, provide proof of current Covid-19 vaccination.  A Digital COVID-19 Vaccine Record issued by the State of California is preferred. 

    https://myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov/

    We will be limiting the class size to no more than 20 students.