Emergency Services Coordinating Agency
2901 228th St SW, Ste A, Brier, Washington 98036
Phone (425)776-3722 Fax (425)775-7153
"Who depends on you?" campaign concept by Everett Department of Emergency Management.
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CERT Class Ready for Whatever Comes AlongBrier, Washington
(March 8, 2007) — Twenty people in the south Snohomish and north King
Counties area increased their personal preparedness by attending
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) classes offered by Congratulations to
the graduating students: Curt Anderson, Bill Booth, Denise Gaines, Greg
Colby, Monica Edmainston, Angela Gamino, Dino Gamino, Krista Gamino,
Roberta Gardner, Suna Harb, Robin Heslop, Mat McBride, Gary Olson, Dan
Radley, Lorol Simmons, Dale Smyth, Will Stout, Diane Vorhees and Jodi
Yamashiro.
The CERT students
received 24-hours of classroom instruction over an eight week period.
The course covered information on 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.”
Jamie Gravelle, the CERT Program Manager, explained that CERT training is to help people prepare for the first several days after a major disaster. “Immediately after a large-scale earthquake or other emergency, Fire and Police will have their hands full. They’ll be focusing on life-threatening situations first.” said Gravelle. “People have to be ready to take care of themselves and their families for a while. That’s where CERT comes in. It increases skills and knowledge, and people graduate the course with at least a basic personal response plan in place.” .
For additional information about ESCA programs, contact: Jamie Gravelle
or email jamie@esca1.com. # # #
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