Have you ever wanted to help in an emergency? If your answer is yes, Cobb County needs you to be a part of their Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)! Cobb County’s Public Safety Department offers CERT training for residents.
The goal is to provide training on basic response skills to members of neighborhoods, community organizations, communities of faith and businesses. CERT members are then integrated into the emergency response in their area in times of need.
The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) course is a 20-hour program that trains people to be better prepared for response to emergency situations in their communities. When emergencies happen, CERT members can give critical support to first responders, provide immediate assistance to victims, and organize spontaneous volunteers at a disaster site.
CERT members can also help with nonemergency projects that help improve the safety of the community. CERT Classes will be held at the Cobb County Emergency Operations Center which is at 140 North Marietta Parkway, Marietta, 30060. The first CERT course meets Tuesdays & Thursdays, 6-9pm: January 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26, 31 & February 2.
There is another CERT course scheduled for Saturdays, February 4, 11 & 18: 9am-5pm. You must attend all sessions listed in order to complete the program. Participants must be at least 16 years old and either live, work, or worship in Cobb County.
For more information and/or to request application forms, contact Kimberly Repak at Kimberly.Repak@cobbcounty.org.
