Are You CERT Trained?

by D.V. Rogers Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010 at 6:30 AM
dvr@allshookup.org

A Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will be present at Pershing Square for a day of CERT Awareness on Sat. Oct. 16th as part of The Great California ShakeOut program of weeklong events.

Are You CERT Trained...
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Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
Date: 16th October
Time: 8.00am – 4.00pm
Where: Pershing Square
532 South Olive Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
http://lamoves.org/cert/

A Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will be present at Pershing Square for a day of CERT Awareness on Sat. Oct. 16th as part of The Great California ShakeOut program of weeklong events - http://www.shakeout.org

The artistic and business community living in Downtown Los Angeles can and should be prepared to help their fellow neighbors in the event of a disaster. In the event of a major earthquake occurring in Southern California, Emergency Services will be swamped with calls for help.

Cultural workers from every field should become CERT trained. Art has the ability to mobilize a community more than most - the trained also become the trainers! The goal on Oct. 16 at Pershing Square is to get 20-25 people living in Downtown LA to sign up and become CERT trained. Courses are 2.5 hr sessions spread over seven weeks and are FREE.

CERT LA - http://www.cert-la.com
LAFD CERT info - http://www.lafd.org/cert.htm
Citizen Corps CERT - http://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/