CERT Training

These are the pre-training manuals, including a final exam.
These documents are not a replacement for classroom training.

Review of these documents prior to classroom attendance.
They are designed to give you an overview of what CERT is about, introduce you to the vocabulary of CERT Members and what is expected of you as a CERT Member and what you shouldn’t do.

The purpose of this course is to help you prepare for classroom CERT training that may be available in your community. This course will:

  • Provide foundation concepts for key CERT operations.
  • Explain principles and guidelines for CERT activities.
  • Preview the procedures that you will learn in the classroom.


Reading these documents and taking the final exam does not fully prepare you to be a CERT Member. Hands-on classroom attendance is also required. This course is designed to prepare you for classroom activities.
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Module 1 – Introduction to CERT Lesson 1: Overview

142 KB - 24 Pages

Lesson 2: Family and Workplace Preparedness

461 KB - 27 Pages

Lesson 3: CERT Organization

119 KB - 16 Pages

Lesson 4: CERT Sizeup

244 KB - 32 Pages

Module 2 – Fire Safety Lesson 5: Introduction to Fire Safety

174 KB - 17 Pages

Lesson 6: Fire Hazards in the Home and Workplace

172 KB - 16 Pages

Lesson 7: Safe Fire Suppression

206 KB - 15 Pages

Module 3 – Hazardous Materials and Terrorist Incidents
Lesson 8: Introduction to Special Situations

1.2 MB - 29 Pages

Lesson 9: Hazardous Materials Safety

109 KB - 16 Pages

Lesson 10: Terrorism and CERT

141 KB - 27 Pages

Lesson 11: Introduction to Disaster Medical Operations

107 KB - 17 Pages

Lesson 12: Treating Life- Threatening Conditions

137 KB - 19 Pages

Lesson 13: Conducting Triage

268 KB - 21 Pages

Lesson 14: Establishing Medical Treatment Areas

154 KB - 23 Pages

Lesson 15: Patient Assessment and Treatment

177 KB - 35 Pages

Lesson 16: Disaster Psychology

140 KB - 24 Pages

Lesson 17: Introduction to Light Search and Rescue

146 KB - 23 Pages

Lesson 18: Search Operations

110 KB - 13 Pages

Lesson 19: Rescue Operations

114 KB - 21 Pages

Lesson 20: Course Summary

86 Kb - 10 Pages

Final Exam

27 Kb - 9 Pages

Entire Course (winzip file)

3 MB -

To submit Final Exam answers on-line goto: https://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/Exams/is317tst.htm
Do not mail in your results.

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