County of Cerro Gordo recently issued the following announcement.
Date:10/23/2021 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Steve O’Neil, Coordinator for the Cerro Gordo County Emergency Management Agency, says that the Agency will be presenting the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Basic Training for citizens of Cerro Gordo County and surrounding counties on two consecutive Saturdays. October 23rd and 30th, 8am-4pm each day.
The training will provide the knowledge and skills for individuals to prepare for, respond to, and recover from multiple types of emergencies and disasters that could impact them at home, work, or school. Some skills that will be taught are disaster preparedness, disaster medical operations, light search and rescue, and fire safety and suppression. We will also be looking for new members to the North Iowa CERT Team if participants are interested after receiving the basic training.
Participants must be 16 years of age or older. 14-15 year olds will be allowed if accompanied by an adult. To register for this class please email your name, phone/cell number and email to soneil@cgcounty.org. Please make sure to register so we may have enough materials on hand.
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