The 27th Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) course will be offered by the Homeland Security Management Institute of Monroe Community College through a grant to the Monroe County Office of Emergency Management. The primary focus of this offering will be to train residents of Monroe County and the Rochester Region Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) which includes Wayne, Ontario, Livingston and Orleans counties. There are 25 seats available for candidates who are at least eighteen years of age. Registrations will be accepted on a “first-come, first-served” basis until seats are filled. The first seven modules are required for graduation.
Training will consist of three-hour modules, taught over an eight-week period with classes meeting on Wednesday evenings from 6 to 9 p.m. All modules of instruction will begin promptly at 6 p.m. Due to the volume of information presented during each module, it is requested that all participants arrive in the classroom a few minutes early. Training will take place at the Monroe Community College Public Safety Training Facility (PSTF) located at 1190 Scottsville Road. Signs will be posted in the hallways each evening indicating the specific classroom training location.
•September 26 – Disaster Preparedness, Local Emergency Ops
•October 3 – Fire Suppression/Safety
•October 10 – Disaster Medical Operations 1
•October 17 – Disaster Medical Operations 2
•October 24 – Search & Rescue Operations
•October 31 – Disaster Psychology
•November 7 – Disaster Simulation, Final Exam, Graduation
•November 14 – #8 – Adult Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillator (CRP/AED) – Optional Module
Participants will be issued a backpack containing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and should wear comfortable, weather appropriate clothing and durable footwear (e.g. no open toed shoes or sandals) to each class. Some modules (e.g. Fire Suppression/Safety and Disaster Simulation) involve an outdoor practical exercise for which everyone should dress for weather conditions. The first evening will be spent entirely indoors.
All training, equipment and supplies including CPR/AED certification, will be provided free of charge.
Refreshments will be provided the first evening of training. We will discuss options for the remaining course modules to determine what the class, as a whole, would like to do. Past classes have distributed a sign up list and shared responsibility for bringing in snacks for the remaining sessions, according to information provided by Sgt. Chris Mears of the Ogden Police Department.
This course requires a high level of commitment, Mears stated. Participants must successfully complete all seven modules, the disaster simulation exercise and final exam to graduate CERT training.
For information contact Glenn V. Greibus, Program Coordinator, Homeland Security Management Institute, Monroe Community College, 585-753-3784.
