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A free Community Emergency Response Team training course for community members to gain information and skills on how to respond in a large-scale emergency will be held at the La Crosse County Health & Human Services Building in downtown La Crosse.
The 20-hour course will meet over three sessions and include hands-on training in scene assessment, fire safety, emergency medical response and light search and rescue. The class also will provide information on local threats and hazards, county emergency management and incident command, and terrorism.
Course meeting dates are 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, and 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturdays Oct. 25 and Nov. 1. Attendance at all classes is required for completion certificate.
After a major disaster, first responders might not be able to immediately reach all of the community members requiring their services. The CERT program helps train people to be better prepared to respond to emergencies in their communities.
People who complete CERT training have a better understanding of the potential threats to their home, workplace and community, and can take the right steps to lesson the effects of these hazards on themselves, their homes or workplace.
For more information, or to register for this CERT course, call 789-4811 or log onto
www.publichealthprepare.org for a registration form.
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