KIRKLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT SPONSORS

COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM

29 HOUR CERT COURSE

***EARN 24 CONTINUING ED CREDIT HOURS***

Learn light search & rescue and disaster medical skills.

Learn triage, cribbing and crisis psychological interventions.

Get prepared at home, work, school, and on the road!

Fall 2008 COURSE

Weekly classes: 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Weekend Disaster Drill: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

[All classes and drill are required to graduate]

Wednesday Sept. 17 Team Building, Disasters

Wednesday Sept. 24 Disaster Prep, ICS, Size-Up

Wednesday Oct. 1 Disaster Psych and Terrorism

Wednesday Oct. 8 Light Search and Fire Safety

Wednesday Oct. 15 Disaster Medical Operations I

Wednesday Oct. 22 Light Rescue and Cribbing

Wednesday Oct. 29 Disaster Medical Operations II

Wednesday Nov. 5 Disaster Drill Practice

Saturday Nov. 8 Disaster Simulation Drill

LEARN SKILLS THAT HELP YOU SURVIVE DISASTERS

WHEREVER YOU ARE AND HELP YOU ASSIST THE GREATER

COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS EFFORT

Free to residents, college students and

people who work in Kirkland or Fire

District 41. $25 for others

Approved for 24 Continuing Education

Credit Hours through WWU

For more information on CERT visit: www.fema.gov, www.ci.kirkland.wa.us

Apply by Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008: 

Information and application materials at