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When a hurricane or disaster strikes, many people want to help their families, neighbors and others in the community, particularly when professional emergency responders are unavailable or overwhelmed. Area residents now have the opportunity to learn emergency medical operations, light search and rescue, fire safety and more, at no cost. The Navarre Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) conducts training from time to time throughout the year. The next class will take place at Holley-Navarre's Fire Station #45, 8618 Esplanade St., Navarre. Dates and times: The class takes place over two weekends. All six sessions must be completed in order to be certified.
Completion of the class does not create any obligation to become part of Navarre CERT. However, completion qualifies the student to be part of Navarre CERT or any Community Emergency Response Team in the country. There are also local CERTs in Gulf Breeze, Pace, Santa Rosa County, Escambia County and Okaloosa County. Upon successful completion of the course, the student receives a certificate as well as a CERT backpack, reflective vest, and other basic equipment/supplies that may be needed in an emergency. There are no charges for the training or materials. The class takes place over the course of two weekends, and culminates in a "live" exercise (a simulated disaster) and a brief graduation ceremony. All six sessions must be completed in order to be certified. If you have not already done so, please fill out the CERT application at the Santa Rosa County CERT site. Then fill out the training_registration_form. For more information, please e-mail us. If you do not have access to e-mail, please call (850) 936-5163 (this is a private home, so please leave a message if the phone goes unanswered). Individual Assistance Preliminary Damage Assessments—Introduction Individual Assistance Preliminary Damage Assessment (IA PDA) are conducted in order to guide State response efforts, assess the need for federal assistance and estimate disaster impact to businesses, individuals and families. IA PDA teams are deployed to disaster sites to evaluate damages specifically to homes and businesses. Public infrastructure is evaluated separately. Depending on the size of the event, State team members may be joined by a FEMA PDA team member, Small Business Administration (SBA) team member and/or local team member. floridadisaster.org IAP Damage Assessment Forms and Documents
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This information is also available on two ID-sized laminated cards that can be attached to the lanyard or clip you use for your badge. These cards are at the Team "Store" for $1.00 each. |
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Interesting FEMA Independent Study courses Trained CERT members need to complete IS100 and IS700 to be NIMS compliant. None of the others are required. The first six are more "citizen" oriented. The link at the end of the list is the "brochure" which includes brief descriptions of the courses. There are no charges for any of these courses.
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