The city of Garden Grove's C.E.R.T. (Community Emergency Response Team) begins a new, four-Saturday training academy, starting April 5, and ending with graduation on May 3.
C.E.R.T. is a volunteer organization with the Garden Grove Fire Department that provides free community training on how to prepare for, respond to, and recover from a disaster, as well as lend emergency support to first responders. Classes take place at North Net Fire Training Center, 2400 E. Orangewood Ave. in Anaheim.
The city of Garden Grove's C.E.R.T. (Community Emergency Response Team) begins a new, four-Saturday training academy, starting April 5, and ending with graduation on May 3.
C.E.R.T. is a volunteer organization with the Garden Grove Fire Department that provides free community training on how to prepare for, respond to, and recover from a disaster, as well as lend emergency support to first responders. Classes take place at North Net Fire Training Center, 2400 E. Orangewood Ave. in Anaheim.
C.E.R.T. training topics include disaster preparedness, medical operations, I.C.S. (Incident Command System), fire safety, light search and rescue, medical operations, terrorism, and disaster psychology. C.E.R.T. participants must be at least 18 years old and live and/or work in Garden Grove. Prior to the training academy, the city of Garden Grove will offer a CPR/First Aid/AED certification class by EMS Safety Services, Inc., on Saturday, March 29, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at North Net Fire Training Center. The cost for the class is $25.
Reservations for the CPR class must be made in advance be emailing ggcertrecruitment@gmail.com. Class space is limited.
For more information on the C.E.R.T. program, contact C.E.R.T. Recruitment at 714-741-5600, or download an application at cert.gardengrovefire.org.
