CERT resources

Find a local CERT

Contract our state CERT coordinator for help finding a CERT program near you.

Take a CERT class

Local CERT programs post upcoming classes on the Washington Department of Emergency Management’s training calendar.

We also publish notifications of CERT classes in our monthly newsletter. Subscribe to our email updates to have notifications sent to your inbox. Make sure the "General News" box is checked.

All CERT classes are FREE!

Request a CERT class in your community

If you still can’t find a CERT class you need on the above training calendar, or you would like to partner with community organizations to hold a CERT class in your area, email Serve Washington’s CERT Coordinator.

National CERT Association

You can register your CERT--or become an individual member-- with the National CERT Association. NCA members receive newsletters and discounts for National CERT conference registration. Note: You do not have to join the NCA to participate in any CERT activity.

Events

Northwest Citizen Corps Expo

Northwest Citizen Corps Expo is an annual weekend-long event filled with hands-on trainings and workshops on topics including basic tirage, first-aid refreshers, beginning and advanced moulage, light search and rescue, radio communications, cribbing and rotating advanced CERT trainings. The expo is held at differnt locations around the state each year. Visit the Northwest Citizen Corps Expo page to see dates and session descriptions for the upcoming expo.

Serve Washington posts information on upcoming expos our news and calendar pages when registration opens. To receive notifications in your inbox, enter your email address in subscribe to email updates and make sure "training notifications" is selected.

Leadership Summit and Training Day

Serve Washington, FEMA Region 10 partners, Citizen Corps and CERT leaders host an annual leadership and training day.

Many workshops emphasize leadership development, team management and techniques for helping different groups work cohesively together. There are also specialized workshops centered around CERT operations related to accessibility, technology, traffic and crowd management and more. CERT leaders and instructors, volunteer program and non-profit leaders, and anyone with and instructional or leadership role or interest in taking on an instructional or leadership role is encouraged to attend.

Dates and locations change yearly. Serve Washington will post up-to-date information the leadership summit on our news and calendar pages. To receive notifications in your inbox, enter your email address in our subscribe to email updates and make sure "training notifications" is selected.

 

General preparedness resources