O'Fallon's Free Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training
Date/Time
3/1/2019 - 3/3/2019
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Event Type(s)
Community
Health
Location
O'Fallon Streets Department Building
1089 Public Works Dr.
O'Fallon, MO 63366

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Learn how to respond and assist in an emergency at O’Fallon’s free Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training
 
Would you know what to do in an emergency situation? Would you know how to assist in the aftermath?
 
Learn all of this and more at O’Fallon’s free Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training Friday, March 1st, through Sunday, March 3rd, at the O’Fallon Streets Department building, 1089 Public Works Drive, O’Fallon, MO  63366. Friday’s class runs from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday’s classes are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Participants must attend all three days to pass the course.
 
The free, 20-hour course will cover these topics and more:
 
  • Basic emergency response skills
  • Assembling a disaster preparedness kit
  • Hands-on basic medical assessment and treatment for injuries, burns, etc.
  • Working as a team to conduct triage, light search and rescue and extinguishing small fires
  • How to assist should emergency personnel be unable to respond to a disastrous event
 
CERT skills also apply to daily emergencies. All participants must pass a background check and must be at least 18 years old. You do not need to be a resident of O’Fallon to attend the class.
 
To register, please visit www.ofallon.mo.us/PD/cert or contact Officer Pat Helton of the O’Fallon Police Department at phelton@ofallon.mo.us
 
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3/1/2019 - 3/3/2019