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United States Civil Defense Assoc. (USCDA) is committed to providing relevant emergency relief and disaster training for all our members, along with Sheriff personal, cities, counties and industry lay people as well as professionals seeking the latest skills and knowledge to help lead the response. Through these exciting training programs, students gain a strong foundation in 1st respondents, relief, disasters, including recovery and consequence and crisis management.

These programs exposes volunteer to advanced operating characteristics, response and recovery functions, and resource management of an integrated emergency management system. USCDA also works closely with industry advisory councils and leaders to ensure that students are exposed to techniques and strategies based on information reported back from actual missions.

In addition, students are taught by practicing and responding to real emergencies.

Community Emergency Response Teams. (CERT)

Attention all USCDA members new and not so new.

All CERT graduates around the country should join your local USCDA chapter. If there is no chapter in your area start one. On this web site click on “About USCDA” and click on “Chapter Structure & Command”. For those of you who are not CERT certifified There are local hands on training in most jurisdictions around the country that offer CERT training during some time of the year. Many through city and county governments. Check with your area and get into the program so you can get started and certified and as a leadership member earn the rank of private in the USCDA.

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations.

Locate a CERT Program in your community:

Community Emergency Response Teams State Directory of CERT

USCDA training programs.

Local chapters should set up similar below training for their members.

The following training is available through H-Q. Some instructors are available to travel.

• CERTS. Hands on training. (Those USCDA leadership members who complete the hands-on CERT training program, are eligible for the rank of private in the USCDA).

• Wilderness Survival- Instructor SGT. James Rakosky

• Small Arms and Safety Training – Instructor SSGT. Geoff Wiley

• Food and water Storage – Instructor General Michael Webster

• Advanced 1st Aid – Instructor General Michael Webster

• Primitive Fire-Making- Instructor SGT. Bill Walker

• Rope Craft (Knots, mechanical advantage systems, making cordage) – Instructor Col: Ronald Adler

• Outfitting your Mission Ready Gear/Bug Out Bag

• Choosing a Bug Out Route using USCDA county secured safe area chapters as re-supply centers along the way

• Getting Started in Handloading – Instructor Lt. Col Michael Moran M.D.

• Let’s Learn how to Build a self-sufficient farm or garden. Do you want to learn how to create a self-sufficient farm or garden? – Instructor General Michael Webster

• Land Navigation (map, compass, GPS) – Instructor SGT. James Rakosky

• Water Purification methods – Instructor General Michael Webster

• Livestock raising (chickens, goats, cattle Etc. – Instructor General Michael Webster

• Survival gardening – Instructor General Michael Webster

• Useful wild Plants

• Traps and Trapping – Instructor General Michael Webster

• Tracking & hunting small and large game – Instructor General Michael Webster

• Communications. USCDA Nationwide Amateur Radio network, and local CB Signal Core.Communications Commander Lt. Col Michael Moran M.D.

• Shelters.

• Etc.

Any member who would like to suggest a training course contact HQ. Any qualified member interested in instructing above training contact HQ. mvwsr@aol.com