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If a disastrous event overwhelms or delays the community’s professional response, CERT members can assist others by applying the basic response and organizational skills that they learned during training. These skills can help save and sustain lives following a disaster until help arrives. CERT skills also apply to daily emergencies.

CERT training  teaches participants to:

1. Describe the types of hazards most likely to affect their homes and communities.

2. Describe the function of CERT and their roles in immediate response.

3. Take steps to prepare themselves for a disaster.

4. Identify and reduce potential fire hazards in their homes and workplaces.

5. Work as a team to apply basic fire suppression strategies, resources, and safety measures to              extinguish a burning liquid.

6. Apply techniques for opening airways, controlling bleeding, and treating shock.

7. Conduct triage under simulated conditions.

8. Perform head-to-toe assessments.

9. Select and set up a treatment area.

10. Employ basic treatments for various wounds.

11. Identify planning and size-up requirements for potential search and rescue situations.

12. Describe the most common techniques for searching a structure.

13. Use safe techniques for debris removal and victim extrication.

14. Describe ways to protect rescuers duringsearch and rescue.