CERT Graduates
Congratulations to all the CERT Graduates, and many thanks to the
volunteer "victims" and the CERT instructors.
Winter 2008 Class
Thirty-two more people graduated from the eight-week CERT class on
Thursday, February 28!
This class had several family members and friends of previous CERT
graduates as well as two members who came back for a refresher course.
Thank you to all the folks who demonstrated their commitment to
personal preparedness by their time and effort in becoming CERT-trained.
Thanks, too (as always!), to our volunteers who help make the CERT final
a fun and interesting event for the students.
Fall 2007 Class
On Thursday, October 25, twenty-one people graduated from the CERT
class.
The class was made up of citizens from Brier, Edmonds, Everett,
Kenmore, Lake Forest Park, Lynnwood and Mountlake Terrace.
Each class has its own, unique flavor, and this was no exception.
Many of the students in this group are involved with other volunteer
groups such as Lynnwood Citizens' Patrol, Medical Reserve Corps, and
Pasado's Safe Haven.
CERT training meshes with their interest in helping others, prepares
them against personal disaster, and enhances their existing skills and
abilities.
Spring 2007 Class
Twenty-five people in the south Snohomish and north King Counties
area graduated from the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program
offered by the Emergency Services Coordinating Agency (ESCA).
The CERT students received 24-hours of classroom instruction over an
eight week period. The course covered fire safety, urban search and
rescue, disaster medical operations, disaster psychology, and terrorism.
The course Final provided an opportunity to practice the new skills and
knowledge with a disaster scenario that included an “earthquake” and
multiple “victims” for the students to rescue.
Jamie Gravelle, the CERT Program Manager, was very enthusiastic
about the students. "Every class is filled with outstanding people,"
she explained, "but this one was a little unusual in the diversity in
ages and backgrounds. We had Boy Scouts and senior citizens, nurses,
dog trainers, chemists, and everyone in-between.
“At the same time, there were several families and neighborhood
friends who came as small groups,” she continued. “The class connected
with each other really quickly, and it showed in their performance
during the Final. They did an outstanding job."
Winter 2007 Class
 The
first CERT class of 2007 produced 20 new CERT graduates. Just two
days after "graduation," several members of the group were able to
experience rescue operations by being a victim in ESCA's full-scale
volunteer exercise. (For more information, to go:
St. Edward Park: Earthquake
Exercise.)
Full Article: 9 March 2007 20 New CERT Graduates in Winter 2007 Class
(No class picture available.)
Fall 2006 Class
The Fall class created 24 new CERT graduates. The class showed
great enthusiasm in all aspects of the training, and they were the first
to experience some new components of the "infamous" CERT final.
Full article: 3 November 2006 24 New CERT
Graduates In the Fall Class
(No class picture available.)
Spring 2006 Class
Twenty-one people graduated from this class. It was a very
talented group with two of our youngest students ever.
Winter 2006 Class
January was unusual for ESCA. For the first time, two CERT
classes were run at the same time. One class was offered on
the usual Thursday evening schedule, and the other class was offered
on Saturdays.
At the end of the CERT training sessions,
the two classes were brought together for the final exam. This
included a written, take-home test and an opportunity to try out new
skills: lifting and cribbing, search and rescue, medical and
triage.
For more pictures of the final, please
click here.
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