CERT training is divided into 9 units covering the following topics:
1. Disaster Preparedness
- Introductions
- Recent Disasters and Emergencies
- Course Preview
- Disasters and Disaster Workers
- Impact on the Infrastructure
- Structural and Nonstructural Hazards
- Hazard Mitigation
- Home and Workplace Preparedness
- Community Preparedness
- Protection for Disaster Workers
2. Fire Safety
- Fire chemistry
- Reducing Fire Hazards in the Home and Workplace
- Hazardous Materials
- CERT Size-up
- Firefighting Resources
- Fire Suppression Safety
3. Disaster Medical Operations Part 1
- Treating Life-Threatening Conditions
- Triage
4. Disaster Medical Operations Part 2
- Public Health Considerations
- Functions of Disaster Medical Operations
- Establishing Treatment Areas
- Conducting Head-to-Toe Assessments
- Treating Burns
- Wound Care
- Treating Fractures, Sprains, and Strains
- Splinting
- Nasal Injuries
- Treating Hypothermia
5. Light Search And Rescue Operations
- Search and Rescue Size-up
- Conducting Search Operations
- Conducting Rescue Operations
6. CERT Organization
- CERT Organization
- CERT Decision-making
- Documentation
7. Disaster Psychology
- Team Well-Being
- Working with Survivors’ Trauma
8. Terrorism and CERT
- What is Terrorism
- Terrorist Targets
- Terrorist Weapons
- B-NICE Indicators
- Preparing at Home and Work
- CERTs and Terrorist Incidents
9. Course Review and Disaster Simulation
- Course Review
- Disaster Simulation
