Next CERT Training

Effective May 29, 2008, the University of Washington no longer supports the UW CERT program. All CERT training, program support and disaster activations are officially discontinued as of this date. Click here for a copy of the official CERT program closure memo. All information on the UWEM CERT webpage is provided as historical and for-information-only purposes. Thank you for your support of this program during our 2003-2008 pilot process.

The training is delivered by veteran professionals from emergency management, nursing, fire fighting, search and rescue and disaster psychology. Class topics include:

• Personal Disaster Preparedness
• Light Urban Search and Rescue
• Light Fire Suppression
• Disaster Medical Care
• Medical Triage
• The Incident Command System
• University Emergency Management's "All Hazards" Approach to Emergency Planning and Response
• Disaster Psychology

Each CERT graduate will be issued disaster response equipment and will be assigned to a CERT team in their building or area.

All University Faculty and Staff are welcome to attend. Each class size is optimal at 30, so the first 30 applicants will be accepted. Those interested may contact UW Emergency Management at disaster@u.washington.edu