Keller Texas CERT Association

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Spring 2008 Training Schedule Is Now Available

Keller CERT Association will be hosting a spring training session in 2008.  Classes will begin on Tuesday, March 4, 2008 and will be on Tuesday nights from 6:30pm to 9:30pm through 5/13 (subject to change based on scheduling of the final exercise).  Classes will be held at the Keller Fire Administration building (110 West Vine).  We also happy to announce that we have tentative agreement to add two Fire Department demonstration sessions to this class.  The exact content of those sessions are still being worked out.  We will update the schedule as information is confirmed.

The course schedule is available on this site at the following link: Link to schedule

For more information or to obtain an application, please contact Keller CERT (via the contact link at the top of this page) or Keller Fire-Rescue at (817) 743-4400.

You may also download and print the application (it includes instructions on where to send it):
   Keller_CERT_Application2.pdf 15KB PDF

Friday, May 04, 2007

ICS and NIMS training

At the last meeting the topic of ICS and NIMS training was mentioned.  Many organizations such as Tarrant County RACES are now requiring ICS and NIMS training for those who wish to participate.  Since CERT is organized locally under the principles of ICS, and can be included in large incidents under NIMS, it is a good idea for all CERT members to be knowlegeable in both ICS and NIMS. 

FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute (EMI) provides courses in ICS and NIMS online.  The following courses are recommended:

• Introduction to Incident Command System, IS-100
• ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, IS-200
• National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction, IS-700
• National Response Plan (NRP), An Introduction, IS-800

Upon completion of each course and its exam, EMI will issue a PDF completion certificate by email.  Please send your completion certificates to me when you complete a course so I can add it to your CERT training records (you may either print it and bring it to a meeting or forward the file to me).