City offering Community Emergency Response Team volunteer training beginning February 20

• Training includes disaster preparedness, search & rescue, medical care

Are you interested in learning about basic medical treatment, disaster preparedness, or other life saving techniques?  Would you like to be equipped with this crucial training when your family or the community is in need?  The City of Detroit Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (DHSEM) will hold its next four-day training class for Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) volunteers from Thursday, February 20, through Saturday, February 22, and Saturday,   March 1, at the Ford Resource & Engagement Center – East, located at 15491 Maddelein.

The free CERT training includes disaster preparedness, fire safety, disaster medical operations, light search and rescue, the use of Automated External Defibrillators (AED), how to bandage wounds, basic medical treatment such as how to treat burns, fractures, strains, and hypothermia, and other life-saving techniques.  The training will be conducted by the Detroit Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.

The classes will be held Thursday, February 20, and Friday, February 21, from 5 pm to 8 p.m., and on Saturdays, February 22 and March 1, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Participants must complete all four sessions to receive their certificate of completion.  To register for the training, visit detroitmi.gov/dhsem and search CERT.  For more information, call (313) 596-1742.