Training:
On average, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Community Emergency Response Team training (CERT) Program conducts the CERT Basic Training Course approximately 20 times a year.
Number of CERT classes that have graduated since the program started is over: 300
Number of individuals who have completed CERT Basic Training Course since the program started is over: 10,000
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's CERT Programs offer training to the general public and/or to particular groups in the community. This CERT Program holds classes for the following groups:
General public / Open classes
Teens / Youth
Language(s) in which the program conducts CERT training:
English
Spanish (LIMITED)
Supplemental training conducted, recommended, and/or required for CERT members:
CERT Animal Response I
IS-100.a Introduction to Incident Command System (ICS)
Amateur radio operation
Animals in emergencies (training other than CERT Animal Response modules)
Community relations
Additional Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) awareness
Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Automatic External Defibrillation (AED)
Additional damage assessment
Basic first aid
Wildland/Urban interface issues
Exercises:
Over 2000 Community Emergency Response Teams have participated in 6 Weapons of Mass Destruction/Terrorism exercises for emergency personnel.
Over 1500 Community Emergency Response Teams have participated in 5 natural disaster exercises for emergency personnel.
Over 7000 Community Emergency Response Teams have participated in 30 CERT-specific exercises.
CERT in Action
Emergencies
Number of times the Community Emergency Response Team have responded in actual emergencies: 5
Types of emergencies/disasters to which the Community Emergency Response Team have responded:
Flood
Missing person search
Landslide / Mudflow
Wild land / Urban interface fire
Activities During Emergencies
Activities conducted by Community Emergency Response Team during past emergencies:
Residential / Neighborhood checks
Special needs evacuation
Animal evacuation or shelter
General evacuation
Debris removal
Sandbagging
Managing / processing supplies or donations
Traffic management / Crowd management
Staffing Emergency Operating Center
Community relations / Distribution of emergency information to public
Non-Emergency Functions
Non-emergency functions performed by CERT members:
Hazard / Threat assessments
Mitigation activities
Support for emergency planning (neighborhoods, schools, community)
Support for public safety at community events
Emergency preparedness
Fire safety
Public health issues
Crime prevention
Terrorism awareness
Home safety / prevention assistance to others (winterizing homes, fire safety actions, crime prevention steps, etc.)
Additional CERT Program Information
Over 4000 Sheriff Volunteers serve countywide and from as early as 1999 over 700 volunteers have joined LASD CERT.
The Sheriff's Department CLEPP Unit manages all Department wide training of the FEMA CERT Course and other emergency preparedness training within areas we serve. Working with other county cities and agencies the LASD CERT Program works to maintain guidelines in accordance with the Office of Emergency Management and California Volunteers.
For more information please contact Deputy Wilson Lee, Community / Law Enforcement Partnership Programs Unit at (323) 526-5015 or Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau at (323) 526-5541.
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