Community Emergency Response Teams
Training
Anyone who lives in Prince George's County can apply for CERT training. Upon completion of the training, the new CERT members are referred to existing teams. CERTs are created as a sole entity or created within an existing organized group. Some examples of existing organized groups are:
- Municipalities
- Neighborhood associations
- Civic associations
- Homeowner/Condo/Townhouse associations
- Business groups
- Neighborhood Watch organizations
- Scouts
- Faith-Based associations
 Prince George's County has trained several neighborhood teams and will continue building on that base.
The trainees becomes full CERT members once they have successfully completed eight class sessions and a practical exam, facilitated by emergency response/management personnel. Each class is approximately 2 1/2 hours and reading assignments are given at the end of each class. Also included are practical tabletop and team-building exercises.
Class sessions include:
- Personal and Family Preparation and Safety
- Fire Safety
- Recognizing and Treating Life-Threatening and Non-Life-Threatening Emergencies
- Triage and Treatment Area Management
- Incident Command System
- Disaster Psychology
- Terrorism and CERT
- Light Search and Rescue Operations
The practical exam is comprised of a set of disaster simulations to give trainees the opportunity to apply their newly acquired skills in a semi-realistic environment. Continuing and advanced education classes are available for interested graduates. Upon successful completion of the CERT training, the newly trained CERT members are provided with a Certificate of Completion and a CERT (starter-kit) backpack.
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