Laconia Adult Education

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program is a nationally supported, locally implemented initiative that teaches people how to better prepare themselves for hazards that may affect their communities. CERT trains them in basic disaster response skills such as team organization, disaster medical operations, fire safety, and light search and rescue. Local CERT programs train and organize teams of volunteers to assist their families, neighbors, co-workers, and other community members during emergencies when professional responders may not be immediately available to provide assistance. Before, during, and after disasters, CERT volunteer teams perform basic response activities, including checking in on neighbors, distributing information to the public, supporting emergency operations centers, and helping to manage traffic and crowds. The ability for CERT volunteers to perform these activities frees up professional responders to focus their efforts on more complex, essential, and critical tasks. CERT volunteers also support their communities by organizing, promoting, and participating in emergency preparedness events, activities, and projects. 

Training includes: Disaster Psychology, preparedness, triage, trauma care, medical operations, incident command, fire safety, search & rescue, safety strategies in a terrorist incident.  The class is 20 hrs long to complete the certificate.  More info?  Click HERE  to visit a web page to learn more about CERT... A limited amount fo tuition scholarship is available please call 603-707-5855 or email jbeland@ppnh.org