Sheriff's Office offers disaster training for Williams teens
WILLIAMS, AZ - Coconino County Sheriff's Office and Coconino County Emergency Management will conduct 20 hours of Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training in January for teenagers who live in or near Williams.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency developed CERT out of the natural desire to help others during and after a natural disaster. The first people on most scenes after a disaster are survivors who want to help.
The primary objective of Teen CERT is to teach young citizens how to keep themselves, their family members and their fellow students safe before and during a disaster and how to assist them during the aftermath of a disaster. Teens will learn how to best prepare for a disaster and how to assess the scene after a disaster. They will also learn how to conduct a search and rescue operation and how to suppress small fires.
Participants will receive six hours of training in disaster medical operations and learn how to conduct injured victim triage. They will learn the Incident Command System and how to communicate with professional emergency responders in the most efficient way possible. Following the training, successful participants will be prepared to help when disaster strikes until professional responders arrive.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Jim Driscoll believes teens in Coconino County are an untapped resource and by offering this training the Sheriff's Office is joining a fast growing national trend to train teens as the next generation of citizens who are prepared for emergencies and natural disasters.
After the training, teens that successfully completed the course will be encouraged to join one of the many CERT Teams that exist in Coconino County. In doing so they will receive additional training and be given the opportunity to assist first responders during emergencies and non-emergencies. Successful participants will be given a CERT backpack with some basic emergency response equipment.
The training is offered free of charge and will be held on three Saturdays in January at the Williams Justice Court/Coconino County Sheriff's Office located at 700 West Railroad Avenue, Williams, Arizona. The training dates and times are Jan. 9 and Jan. 16 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Jan. 23 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Interested teens who would like more information or who wish to register for this training are asked to call Sergeant James Steng at (928) 679-8735.
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