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Community Emergency Response Team training is provided free of charge to community members who are willing to become a member of a CERT team. CERT teams are groups of volunteer citizens who have received specialized training designed to enhance individual and team ability to recognize, respond to, and recover from a life threatening emergency or disaster.

In the aftermath of a major disaster, emergency responders are often quickly over-tasked which results in response delays that may range from hours to days. CERT members can assist victims by applying their learned response and an organizational skill to save and sustain lives until professional help arrives.

This 20-hour training is taught by local emergency personnel and consists of:
Disaster Preparedness		Disaster Medical Operations
Terrorism		Fire Safety
Search and Rescue		Disaster Psychology
Team Organization		Disaster Exercise

If you are interested in receiving CERT training and becoming a member of the St. Clair County Team you will need to do the following:

1. Complete the on-line DHS – FEMA Independent Study (IS-317) Introduction to Community Emergency Response Teams training course at https://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/training_mat.shtm.
2. There are two ways to apply. The first way is to download and complete the printable CERT application and email the application along with your certificate of successful completion of IS 317 to emergencymanagement@stclaircounty.org. The second way is to fill out the electronic application and email the certificate of successful completion of IS 317 to the above email address.
3. St. Clair County Office of Homeland Security/Emergency Management will review your application. Once approved we will contact you and schedule you for one of the quarterly skills demonstration trainings.
4. Upon successful completion of the skills demonstration and notification by our office you will become a St. Clair County CERT Member.

Contact Information

Office of Homeland Security / Emergency Management 200 Grand River, Suite 204 Port Huron, MI 48060 Phone: (810) 989-6965 Fax: (810) 987-5931 Email: emergencymanagement@stclaircounty.org