Santa Barbara County Fire Department Presents Two CERT Courses to the Public

CERT is about readiness, people helping people, rescuer safety, and doing the greatest good for the greatest number of people. CERT is a positive and realistic approach to emergency and disaster situations where citizens will initially be on their own and their actions can make a difference. Through training, citizens can manage utilities and put out small fires; treat life threatening conditions by opening airways, controlling bleeding, and treating for shock; provide basic medical aid; search for and rescue victims safely; and organize themselves and spontaneous volunteers to be effective.

The CERT course is delivered in the community by a team of first responders who have the requisite knowledge and skills to instruct the sessions. One course will be presented in Santa Maria and the other in Goleta. Please see the attached flyers for details.

North Date & Time:

September 22, 29

October 6, 13, 20, 27

November 3, 10

Thursday Evenings

6:00PM-9:00PM

Location:

Church of Christ

795 East Foster Road

Santa Maria, CA 93455