The next WEEKEND CERT course will be offered Friday-Sunday, October 1, 2 & 3. Friday hours are 6-10 pm and weekend days 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CONTACT THE CERT COORDINATOR AT (714) 327-7406 OR EMAILcertcoordinator at costamesacert.org TO RESERVE YOUR PLACE IN THE NEXT CITY OF COSTA MESA FIRE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM PROGRAM. APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD IN PDF AND MSWORD . A COURSE CONTENT FLYER IS ALSO AVAILABLE IN PDF OR MSWORD.

CERT COURSE CONTENT

EARTHQUAKE AWARENESS AND PREPAREDNESS

• The Earthquake Threat in Southern California
• City Resource Plan/Workplace/Personal and Family Preparedness

DISASTER FIRE SUPPRESSION TECHNIQUES

• Fire Chemistry/Fire Extinguisher Use/Creative Firefighting Techniques
• Utility Control
• Hazardous Materials Awareness

DISASTER MEDICAL OPERATIONS - SESSION I and II

• Recognizing and Treating Life Threatening Injuries
• Triage (Systematic treatment of multiple victims)
• Head-to-Toe Evaluation
• Treatment Area Management

TEAM ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

• Incident Command System (ICS) & Developing a Response Team

LIGHT SEARCH AND RESCUE

• Search Techniques & Rescue Methods

COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS AND HOMELAND SECURITY

• Neighborhood Preparedness Program Communications
• Mesa Emergency Services Amateur Communications (MESAC)
• Disaster Psychology
• Terrorism Awareness

DISASTER SIMULATION

• Disaster Exercise, Exercise Critique and Graduation Ceremony