CERT Prepared

Advanced Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training is designed for graduates of the basic course who wish to expand their specialized skills and increase their utility to local emergency management agencies. While the basic 20-hour curriculum focuses on immediate self-sufficiency and neighborhood help, advanced modules prepare volunteers to operate more effectively alongside professional first responders and within formal government structures.

Online 2 year First Aid card

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Radio Communication

The upgraded UV5G Plus

Vast channel capacity 969, compatible with GMRS/GMRS repeater/UHF/VHF channels. This is a GMRS-specific version of the radio. It is FCC Part 95 compliant, making it legal for GMRS use with a $35 family license that requires no test. HAM requires test.

Note: GMRS and/or HAM license required. See how to get your license PDF.

After taking the basic training course, what should a CERT member know before they are activated as a Disaster Service Worker? The basic training course teaches us how to support ourselves, family and neighborhood in the event of a disaster but does not teach all the skills to operate under local government agencies or first responders. SCC CERT has four advanced modules teach a DSW about the organization that they work under, personal safety and effective communications. Santa Cruz County CERT has advanced courses.

https://santacruzcountycert.org/cert-advanced-training/