CERT Miami Beach

The Miami Beach Community Emergency Response Team

CERT Course Content:

The basic course will include those components necessary to get the team started and become capable of performing basic CERT functions. Classes will be scheduled evenings, two days a week. Each member must complete four three-hour classes in the following areas to become certified:

• Disaster Preparedness: Instructs team members how to prepare themselves and their neighborhoods for the various hazards that may occur
• Team Organization and Disaster Psychology: Addresses organization and management principles necessary for a CERT to operate successfully. Covers critical incident stress for victims as well as workers.
• Medical Operations: Team members will learn how to conduct triage, establish medical treatment areas, and provide basic first aid for victims.
• Damage Assessment: Team members will learn how to rapidly assess damage employing a standardized format used throughout the county.
• Disaster Simulation: A small-scale disaster simulation, located in the team’s neighborhood, is also a part of the basic program.
• Fire Suppression: Team members will learn how to use extinguishers and other equipment to suppress small fires.
• Light Search and Rescue: Team members will learn light search and rescue planning, techniques, and rescuer safety

• Unit 1 - Disaster Prepardness
• Unit 2 - Fire Safety and Supression
• Unit 3 and 4 - Disaster Medical Operations
• Unit 5 - Light Search and Rescue
• Unit 6 - CERT Team Organization
• Unit 7 - CERT Disaster Psychology
• Unit 8 - Terrorism and CERT
• CERT Graduate Refresher Training