The Washoe County Sheriff's Office Citizen Corps is offering a free quarterly Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Academy starting in January.
The program is free to all participants and provides community members with the information they need to help save lives and reduce trauma in an emergency.
Citizen Corps staff, volunteers, and subject matter experts will provide training in:
- Disaster preparedness
- Emergency medical techniques
- Fire safety
- Light search and rescue
- Disaster psychology
- Terrorism awareness
The program consists of six training sessions over two consecutive weekends. All sessions must be completed to graduate.
The dates for the first academy are:
- Thursday, January 18, from 6:00 p.m.– 9:00 p.m.
- Friday, January 19, 6:00 p.m.– 9:00 p.m.
- Saturday, January 20, from 8:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m.
- Thursday, January 25, from 6:00 p.m.– 9:00 p.m.
- Friday, January 26, from 6:00 p.m.– 9:00 p.m.
- Saturday, January 27, from 8:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m.
Folks 16-years-old and above can sign up. You do not need any special skills to participate in the program.
Upon completing the academy, trainees leave with critical community knowledge and are eligible to become a Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Citizen Corps volunteer.
Around 300 volunteers comprise the Sheriff's Office Citizen Corps, including CERT, Rail Auxiliary, and Citizens Homeland Security Council.
