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CERT Class 2: CERT Organization / Psychology

In this class  – Unit 2 and Unit 5 –  you will learn about: 

A group of people in green helmets and vests, facing a firefighter by a fire truck, likely during a training session.
  • How CERT is organized
  • Documentation & its importance to recovery
  • Reactions in a Disaster
  • The care and well-being of you and your team
  • Survivor emotions

Working as a team, and how you impact how well our community will be able to bounce back from a disaster.  How the Incident Command System (ICS) works in managing emergencies and how CERT is part of that system.  Your team’s emotional health is as important as its physical health.  This class will also discuss how to address emotions of disaster survivors.

Class Documents

Participant Guides 
Presentations 
Links 
Videos 

CERT In Action

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