Contact Colin Tanner – CERT Training Coordinator for San Jose CA, at colin.tanner@sanjosecert.org for Training and Scheduling.
CERT Basic Training Course Materials
The CERT Basic Training Course Participant Manual, Instructor Guide and PowerPoint slide decks are available for downloading by clicking on each link below.
CERT Basic Training Course: Participant Manual
CERT Basic Training Course: Instructor Guide
CERT Basic Training Course PowerPoint Slides
Unit 2: Fire Safety and Utility Controls
Unit 3: Disaster Medical Operations – Part 1
Unit 4: Disaster Medical Operations – Part 2
Unit 5: Light Search and Rescue Operations
Recommended for Everyone
IS-317.A: Introduction to Community Emergency Response Team
Recommended for CERT Basic Training Graduates
IS-315.A: CERT and the Incident Command System (ICS)
IS-100.C: Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS 100
IS-200.C: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response, ICS-200
IS-700.B: An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
CERT Videos
Open the Airway: Head-Tilt-Chin-Lift
CERT START (Simple Triage And Rapid Treatment) Part 1
CERT START (Simple Triage And Rapid Treatment) Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NHSAZW0d5Y
Put an Unconscious Survivor into the Recovery Position
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRQePNmR66w
Head-to-Toe Assessment
Bandaging and Splinting
How to Use a Tourniquet
Tourniquet Notes: To ensure that medical professionals become aware that the patient has a tourniquet applied, always write the time the tourniquet was applied on the survivor’s forehead. The patient may arrive at a hospital unconscious and covered.
CERT Disaster Psychology Video
CERT in Action (2018 version)
History of the CERT Training
CERT Tools for Leadership Success
CERT Tools for Leadership Success (PowerPoint Presentation)
CERT Tools for Leadership Success (PDF document)