May 3 – DENVER COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING (DENVER CERT)

What: This emergency/disaster preparedness and response training (FEMA course IS317) will include how to plan for an emergency, and teach basic response skills such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and emergency/disaster medical operations.  At the completion of this training, participants are encouraged to support emergency response agencies by taking a more active role in emergency preparedness projects in our community.

Why:  When an emergency/disaster hits, we can’t always depend on professional responders to be immediately available.  We would like to have our communities of Denver trained to help within their own communities. 

Who: This training is open to anyone. We will accept up to 40 participants. 
When: Class will be held:
May 3, 2013, 6:00pm to 9:00pm;
May 4, 2013, 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM, and
And May 11, 2013, 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM.

Class exercise will be June 22, 2013, 8:30am to 3:30pm (location to be announced)
You must attend all class sessions and the exercise in order to complete the course.
Where: Class will be held at Denver Police District #1, 1311 W 46 Ave. Denver CO 80211.
How much: The training is provided at NO COST to participants.
Sponsored by: Denver’s Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (OEMHS); Denver Police District #1; Denver Fire Department; Denver Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) and the Colorado North Central Region
To register: go to http://www.denvergov.org/oem.
For More Information: email DenverCERT@denvergov.org.