1.  Standardized National Program  Over 2,200 registered CERT programs nationwide  Trains people in basic disaster response skills

2.  Properly equipped  Work in teams (of at least 2)  Searcher safety – you come first

3. Light Urban Search & Rescue

4. Assess/Evaluate subject

5. Transport Subject to safe area

6. Triage: Evaluate Prioritize Treat

7. Firefighting & Utility Control (simulated fire situation)

9. Seattle has been training CERT for 2 years, and currently has 87 people trained. For Seattle CERT training, contact Cathy Wenderoth at Seattle Office of Emergency Management.

10. 64 WASHINGTON STATE CERT PROGRAMS Centralia, Seattle Public Utilities, Federal Way, White River Valley, Yakima County, Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe, Skagit County CERT, Northshore Fire Department CERT, Edmonds Community College CERT, Walla Walla County CERT, King County Fire District 20 (Tukwila/Renton area), West Pierce Fire & Rescue, Tacoma LDS CERT, City of Kirkland CERT, Tacoma CERT, Whatcom County CERT, City of Renton CERT, Skamania County CERT, DuPont CERT, ESCA CERT, Shoreline CERT, Issaquah CERT, North River CERT, City of Puyallup CERT, Spokane Valley Fire Department, Mercer Island Volunteer CERT, Everett Office of Emergency Management CERT, Maple Valley CERT, Grays Harbor College CERT, East County Fire & Rescue CERT, Thurston County CERT, Okanogan County CERT, City of Kent/Covington CERT, KCFD #44 (Black Diamond) CERT, Clallam County CERT, Clark County Fire District 6 CERT, Redmond CERT, Sammammish CERT, Grant County CERT, Douglas County CERT, Ferry County CERT, Quinault Indian Nation CERT, Island County, Kittitas County, Port Ludlow Fire & Rescue CERT, Carnation Duvall CERT, Ferry County CERT, Snoqualmie – North Bend, Peninsula CERT, Snohomish County Emergency Management CERT, Vashon Island CERT, Mason County Division of Emergency Management, Greater Federal Way CERT, Mason County CERT, Lower Elwha Klallam CERT, Bothell CERT, Bainbridge Island CERT, Seattle Children's Emergency Response Team, Pacific County Emergency Management Agency CERT, City of Tukwila CERT, Seattle CERT, Port of Seattle CERT, South Beach CERT, Yakima Nation CERT