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NEXT TRAINING CLASS STARTS in
February 2009.

Registration is now open for the February class.
Click here for more Information.


Click here for the complete CERT Calendar.

 

 

Other upcoming events:

 

 

CERT Disaster Simulation Drill April 2009 @ Station 73 at 8:00 AM.

 

 

West Valley CERT is part of the West Valley Citizen Corps.

WVCERT news

West Valley CERT in the News!

October 26, 2008

 

West Valley CERT disaster simulation was featured in the local news today. A new photo album and story links are coming soon!

 

FOX13 News Story

 

Winter/Spring 2009 Class

October 26, 2008

 

The Winter/Spring 2009 class will start the second week of February. The class is already filling up, so register today to reserve your seat. The class is tentatively scheduled to run at the West Valley Fire Department Training Center at Station 73.

 

September Class Schedule and Location

September 2, 2008

 

The September training class will start on Thursday September 11. The first class will be held at the LDS church house located at 3737 South 5600 West. The remaining classes will be held at the church house at 3372 So. Merry Lane (5275 W). 

 

 

 

 


Click here for the complete CERT Calendar.

 

For more information on the training course, choose a link on the right.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Course Overview

What's this course all about?

Disaster Preparedness

What is a disaster and how can you prepare for one?

Hazard Mitigation

What hazards exist is your home, community and office? What can you do to mitigate those hazards?

Disaster Medical Operations I & II

How do I treat injuries in a disaster situation?

Light Search and Rescue Operations

Learn to safely conduct search and rescue operations in a disaster.

Disaster Psychology and Terrorism

How will people react during a disaster?

What should I be watching for that might indicate terrorism?

Team Organization

How are CERT teams organized and how do they fit in with Local, State and Federal agencies that respond to disasters?

Disaster Simulation

Now we've learned all of this information, let's practice.

 

CERT in the News

 

October 2008 - FOX13 News

FOX13 did a short story on our October disaster drill and was kind enough to post the video on their site. Thanks FOX13!

 

Deseret News - April 2006

 

The following is a list of news articles that appeared in the Deseret News on the dates indicated. This series of articles were written by Lee Davidson. They talk about what could happen here in Utah in the event of a major earthquake. The article, Neighbors mobilize, talks about one of the disaster districts in West Valley and how they have prepared themselves.

 

hardhatIt’s 2008 --- and ‘the big one’ slams Utah, Sunday, April 16, 2006
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635199749,00.html

hardhatShaken to pieces, Monday, April 17, 2006
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635200269,00.html

hardhatOut of service, Tuesday, April 18, 2006
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635200459,00.html

hardhatNeighbors mobilize: Organization and training help reduce disaster toll, Wednesday, April 19, 2006
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635200783,00.html

hardhatReady for big quake? Thursday, April 20, 2006
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635201059,00.html

hardhatPreparing for the big one. Thursday, April 20, 2006
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635200977,00.html

 

Copies of the materials that Scott Johnson was given and that he handed out to his neighbors are contained on this page. The file contains copies of the forms that Scott used in his organizational efforts.

 

 

 

   

 

Are you already CERT trained?

Things you can do now to prepare for a disaster:

Let Us Know!

If you have already been trained by West Valley CERT or another volunteer emergency response organization and live or work in West Valley City, let us know so we can keep you up to date on what's going on in West Valley.

 

 

Click here to send us your contact information. We will automatically sign you up for the CERT announcements e-mail list. (This is a moderated list so there will be no spam.)

 

Also, you can join our e-mail list only by clicking here.

 

  • Attend a CERT training class! Register here.
  • Read and share the "A Moment of Self-Reliant Wisdom" preparedness guide with your family.
  • Spread the word about CERT within your circles of relationship. (Friends, Family, Neighbors, Co-Workers, etc.)

  • Create a phone tree of individuals in your area that have been CERT trained.
  • Identify Mass Shelter locations within your area such as a school.
  • Identify the staging areas in your area.
  • Identify locations suited for supply caches.
  • Start building your inventory of supplies, both personally and as a neighborhood. Contact us for ideas for service projects.

 

Disaster Preparation Kits

What should you have and where should you keep it? Coming soon!

 

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