Snohomish Fire & Rescue Offers

Community Emergency Response Training (CERT)

For Snohomish Residents

During a disaster, emergency services will be overwhelmed with requests for help. Residents of the Snohomish area are invited to participate in emergency training to build local disaster resources. These resources are called Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT). CERT training teaches you how to survive a major disaster then provide assistance to friends and neighbors.

Subjects covered by this training include lessons on disaster preparedness, fire suppression, medical assistance, search & rescue, disaster psychology, and other skills that are needed after a disaster. The final class session will include a mock disaster in which students get a chance to practice their new skills. All classes are held at Snohomish Fire & Rescue Headquarters Fire Station 43, 1525 Avenue D.

If you are interested in a class, you may be put on a list here.

The CERT concept was developed by the City of Los Angeles Fire Department after the department recognized that citizens would likely be on their own during the first 72 hours of a catastrophic disaster. Through the Federal Emergency Management Agency and local emergency management agencies the CERT program has been expanded nationwide.