City of Detroit offering Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Volunteer Training beginning February 19

• Training includes disaster preparedness, search & rescue, medical care

Are you interested in learning about basic medical treatment, disaster preparedness, or other life saving techniques? Would you like to be equipped with this crucial training when your family or the community is in need? The City of Detroit Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (DHSEM) will hold its next 4-day training class for Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) volunteers from Thursday, February 19, through Saturday, February 21, and Saturday, February 28, at Detroit Homeland Security & Emergency Management, located at 13331 Lyndon.

The free CERT training includes disaster preparedness, fire safety, disaster medical operations, light search and rescue, the use of Automated External Defibrillators (AED), how to bandage wounds, basic medical treatment such as how to treat burns, fractures, strains, and hypothermia, and other life-saving techniques. The training will be conducted by the Detroit Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.

The classes will be held Thursday, February 19, and Friday, February 20, from 5 to 8:30 p.m., and on Saturdays, February 21 and February 28, from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Participants must complete all four sessions to receive their certificate of completion. To register for the training, visit detroitmi.gov/dhsem and search CERT. For more information, call (313) 596-1742.