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Detroit
offering
community
emergency
response
training
beginning
Sept. 12
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Training
includes
disaster
preparedness,
search &
rescue,
medical
care
DETROIT
- Are
you
interested
in
learning
about
basic
medical
treatment,
disaster
preparedness,
or other
life
saving
techniques?
Would
you like
to be
armed
with
this
crucial
training
when
your
family
or the
community
is in
need?
The City
of
Detroit
Office
of
Homeland
Security
&
Emergency
Management
(DHSEM)
will
hold its
next
4-day
training
class
for
Community
Emergency
Response
Team
(CERT)
volunteers
from
Thursday,
September
12,
through
Saturday,
September
14, and
Saturday,
September
21, at
Greater
Grace
Temple,
located
at 23500
W. Seven
Mile Rd.
The
free
CERT
training
includes
disaster
preparedness,
fire
safety,
disaster
medical
operations,
light
search
and
rescue,
the use
of
Automated
External
Defibrillators
(AED),
how to
bandage
wounds,
basic
medical
treatment
such as
how to
treat
burns,
fractures,
strains,
and
hypothermia,
and
other
life-saving
techniques.
The
training
will be
conducted
by the
Detroit
Office
of
Homeland
Security
and
Emergency
Management,
Detroit
Fire
Department,
and
Detroit
EMS.
The
classes
will be
held
September
12 and
13 from
5:30 pm
to 9 pm
and on
Saturdays,
September
14 and
21 from
10 a.m.
to 4
p.m.
Pre-registration
is
required.
To
register
for the
training,
visit
www.detroitmi.gov/dhsem
and
click on
Community
Emergency
Response
Team
(CERT).
For more
information,
call
313-596-1742.
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CERT
Training
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