City of Detroit Offering Community Emergency Response Team Training Beginning November 14

• Training includes disaster preparedness, search & rescue, medical care

Are you interested in learning about basic medical treatment, disaster preparedness, or other life saving techniques?  Would you like to be equipped with this crucial training when your family or the community is in need? The City of Detroit Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (DHSEM) will hold its next 4-day training class for Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) volunteers from Thursday, November 14, through Saturday, November 16, and Saturday, November 23, at the Detroit Police Department’s 4th Precinct, located at 4700 W. Fort in Detroit. 

The free CERT training includes disaster preparedness, fire safety, disaster medical operations, light search and rescue, the use of Automated External Defibrillators (AED), how to bandage wounds, basic medical treatment such as how to treat burns, fractures, strains, and hypothermia, and other life-saving techniques. The training will be conducted by the Detroit Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Detroit Fire Department, and Detroit EMS. 

The classes will be held Thursday, November 14, and Friday, November 15, from 5:30 pm to 8 p.m., and on Saturdays, November 16 and November 23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Participants must complete all four sessions to receive their certificate of completion. To register for the training, visit detroitmi.gov/dhsem and search CERT. For more information, call (313) 596-1742