Morgan Hill Office of Emergency Services

Morgan Hill Office of Emergency Services (OES):

Winter 2022 Community Emergency Response Team Training

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training is a 20-hour, all hazard training offered by OES in partnership with Gilroy OES. The training is designed for anyone ages 13 and older interested in learning how to protect themselves, their family, their neighbors, and their neighborhood in an emergency situation.

Teenagers are eligible to receive community service hours, but require a parent/guardian's participation in the training.

During the training community members will learn:

• Disaster Preparedness
• Fire Safety
• Disaster Medical Operations and Triage
• Light Search and Rescue
• Team Organization
• Disaster Psychology
• Terrorism
• Incident Command System.

Due to the pandemic, the CERT basic training is now being offered as a combination of online training and a one-day, hands-on skills training. The online ZOOM training will be a bi-weekly class estimated to take 12 hours from February 8 - March 5.