Fall 2026 CERT Basic Training Course

In a large-scale emergency or disaster, professional emergency responders may well be stretched beyond their capacity. Fortunately, we have local citizens who are preparing to assist themselves and their neighbors by learning basic disaster response skills. Citizens train in skills such as personal emergency preparedness, disaster medical operations, basic fire suppression, disaster psychology, light search and rescue, and team organization.Carnation Duvall Citizen Corps Council’s mission is to train citizens like you to support their communities before, during and after an emergency. Join us for this eight week course to become a volunteer. Graduates have the opportunity to become registered as temporary emergency workers who can aid in local and regional disaster responses. Citizen Corps volunteers can also assist with annual community events, participate in exercises to hone our skills and are always standing ready to help.

Course dates:

Oct 3:
9am - 12pm Unit 1: Intro and Personal Preparedness
12-12:30pm: lunch
12:30-3:30pm: Unit 2: CERT Organization

Oct 10:
9am - 12pm Unit 5: Disaster Psychology and Unit 8: CERT and terrorism
12-12:30pm: lunch
12:30-3:30pm: Unit 6: Fire and Communication

Oct 17:
9am - 12pm Unit 7: Light Search and Rescue
12-12:30pm: lunch
12:30-3:30pm: Triage and S+R exercise

Oct 24:
9am - 12pm Unit 3: Medical I
12-12:30pm: lunch
12:30-3:30pm: Unit 4: Medical II

Oct 31:
9am-12pm: Unit 9: review and written exam

Nov 7:
11am-4pm: LIVE Final Drill, conducted with Issaquah CERT in Issaquah.

Nov 14:
10am-12pm: Course and final drill hotwash, GRADUATION, and Next Steps