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Central Marin Community Emergency Response Training

Central Marin offers a number of Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) sessions throughout the year, one of which is taking place on October 14th, 16th and 23rd. 

In the event of a major disaster, professional emergency services may be overwhelmed and unavailable for long periods of time. The widespread needs of the community will depend upon voluntary assistance. With this in mind, the fire departments in Marin County have adopted a citizen training program called Community Emergency Response Training (CERT). CERT is designed to provide hands-on training to become self-sufficient for at least 72 hours following a disaster such as an earthquake, flood or wild land fire. The program is presented in a three day format, which includes one three-hour session and two six-hour sessions with a one hour break for lunch. For more information or to register for a CERT session please download the registration form on the Ross Valley Fire Department website. 

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