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02/February/2019 – CERT Basic Training – “C”
Shift
Six people completed the Colleton County Fire-Rescue Emergency
Management Division's (EMD) Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) basic
training on 02-February. Julie Dimitrov instructed the course.
On the last day of class, students put into action what they learned
throughout the course. With the assistance of Fire-Rescue staff and
Explorers at Station 19, the class participated in a mock cribbing exercise,
extinguished a fire, worked together to carry a victim in a blanket, and
worked through triage scenarios. The following members completed the course:
Faith Blatter, Jeraldo Brown, Dawn Munro, Deanna Munro, Edwin Robinson, and
Tim Hamilton. Welcome to the team!
Colleton County Fire-Rescue's Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is
part of the Emergency Management Division and consists of volunteer
personnel that are trained in disaster preparedness and basic disaster
response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team
organization, and disaster medical operations. Through CERT, Colleton
County Fire-Rescue's capabilities to prepare for, respond to and recover
from disasters is enhanced. To volunteer for CERT, please contact the
Emergency Management Division at (843) 549-5632.Photos by Mrs. Adrienne
Stokes
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