REACT/CERT training is currently free to any citizen, neighborhood, school, church, employee, or business in the City of Richmond. To find out more, please contact the Office of Emergency Services at (510) 620-6866.
REACT / CERT Training Covers
· Emergency preparedness in the home, neighborhood, and the workplace
· The city's emergency warning systems (Sirens, C.A.N., T.I.S.): what to do and when
· How to organize your neighborhood team
· Utility control: how and when to shut them off
· Fire fighting techniques, extinguishers
· Hazardous materials: in the home, workplace, on the roadways
· Terrorism Awareness
· Disaster medicine including bleeding, shock, airway obstruction; triage
· Light Search and Rescue
· Lifting heavy objects
· Damage Assessment
· Disaster Psychology
· Communications
REACT / CERT Teams
· Neighbors are encouraged to train together to enhance teamwork and community.
· A team is formed with a minimum of 15 people.
· Teams consist of one Team Captain plus a Captain and an alternate for each of the following responsibility areas: Communications, Damage Assessment, Disaster Medical, Fire Suppression, Logistics, Search and Rescue, and Sheltering and Special Needs.
To view the schedule, please click Course Schedule. For more information, please contact the Office of Emergency Services at (510) 620-6866.