Whitfield County Emergency Management is offering Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training at no cost, to help you protect yourself, your family and your immediate community in the event of a major situation in your neighborhood.
To date, 208 residents have completed CERT training in previous sessions, and Whitfield Emergency Management is looking for about 25 more people to take part in CERT Academy 12 that was originally scheduled for February but had to be postponed because of ice and snow.
Officials have reset Academy 12 for
Thursday, May 14 from
6-10 p.m., and
Saturday, May 16 and Sunday, May 17 from
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
“CERT is a positive and realistic approach to emergency and disaster situations where citizens may initially be on their own and their actions can and do make a difference,” said Jeff Ownby, deputy director of Whitfield Emergency Management. “While people will respond to others in need without the training, one goal of the CERT program is to help them do so effectively and efficiently without placing themselves in unnecessary danger, therefore minimizing their risk of bodily injury and simply becoming another victim.”
Participants will be trained in Disaster Preparedness, Fire Safety and Fire Extinguishers, First Aid and Disaster Medical, Light Search and Rescue, Incident Command, Disaster Psychology, Terrorism Awareness, and more. The course is free to residents of Whitfield County. Attendees must complete all three days of training to complete the course successfully.
You can register at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CERT_Academy12_Registration. For more information, contact Whitfield EMA at 706-259-3730 or cert@whitfieldcountyga.com.