Ocean City Emergency Services Offers Free Community Emergency Response Team Training
Ocean City, MD – (February 9, 2023): Citizens can make a difference for their families by enrolling in the Community Emergency Response Team training course planned to begin Thursday, March 9, 2023 at the Ocean City Public Safety Building, 6501 Coastal Highway.
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training is designed to help citizens help themselves and their families in the event of a catastrophic disaster. Due to the fact that emergency services personnel will not be able to help everyone immediately following a disaster, CERT is a free training course that aims to provide citizens with basic information for preparedness and techniques when dealing with emergencies. This training covers basic skills including CPR/AED, first aid, recognizing natural and manmade hazards in our local communities, disaster preparedness such as emergency plans and disaster supply kits, hazardous material emergencies and basic fire suppression.
This CERT Basic Training course is being offered by the Ocean City Emergency Services Department. This course is also part of the Town of Ocean City University program. Citizens who complete this CERT training course, a 16-week general studies program through OC University as well as the Citizens Police Academy, can earn a Ph.D. certificate from the Town of Ocean City.
The spring 2023 CERT basic class will begin Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. and will run each Thursday evening for seven weeks, ending on Thursday, April 27, 2023. There will be a Class Training Skills Day on Saturday, April 15, 2023 beginning at 8:30 a.m. and running until all stations have been completed. This will replace the class for Thursday, April 13, 2023. To register for this training or to obtain additional information, please contact Emergency Management at 410.723.6616.
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