Tag: CERT

Time to Sign Up for CERT Basic Course

Peggy McGee The Greater Green Valley Community Emergency Response Team is once again offering its free basic training course. This year those who enroll will have more choices for their learning experience. The initial training can be taken online or in person. Those who like to study from the comfort of their homes may sign…

Will You Save a Life?

John McGee Free training in hands-only CPR and the use of an AED will be offered in the Ocotillo Room in the Kino Conference Center starting in late June. According to the American Heart Association, “Studies have shown that hands-only CPR is just as effective as conventional CPR with breaths when given in the first…

Free CERT Training

John McGee The Greater Green Valley Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will once again be offering its free Basic Training course starting in April. The course, for those 18 years and older, will be offered in two phases: Phase I: The online training will start on April 1. Taken individually at the participant’s own pace, the…

CERT Basic Course for Fall 2023 Is Underway

Peggy McGee The Basic Training course (no push-ups required) offered by the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is currently open for registration. The training is divided into two phases: an online phase and a classroom phase. The online phase is underway now, and it only takes about 12 hours to complete, so you have plenty of time…

CERT Preparedness Fair

Peggy McGee The Greater Green Valley Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will be hosting a Preparedness Fair at the West Center, 1111 S. GVR Drive, on Saturday, March 25, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Admission is free but attendees are asked to bring nonperishable food items to be shared by the Green Valley and…

CERT to Offer Basic Course in the Fall

Peggy McGee The Greater Green Valley Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) recently elected a new board for its council. In true Quail Creek fashion, to help when there is a need, five of the seven council members are Quail Creek residents. Their first order of business was to finalize plans for their next basic training…

CERT to Offer Basic Course

John McGee Mark your calendars. The Greater Green Valley Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will be offering another basic training course in the spring. The training will be in two phases, online and in-person. The online section of the training will be available starting March 1. Students must complete the online training by April 8.…

CERT to Offer Basic Course

John McGee The Greater Green Valley Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will be offering a basic training course this fall. The training will be in two phases. Students must complete the first phase online by Oct. 13. Online training topics include: disaster preparedness, the CERT Organization, disaster medical, disaster psychology, fire safety, light search and…

CERT Plans First Annual Preparedness Fair

Peggy McGee In observance of National Preparedness Month, the Greater Green Valley Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will be hosting its first annual Preparedness Fair on Saturday, Sept. 25, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the West Center, 1111 S. GVR Dr., in Green Valley. Admission is free but attendees are asked to bring…

CERT to offer free basic training course in October

As part of their graduation exercise, students had to demonstrate how to use cribbing material to rescue someone trapped under a pile of debris. Photo by Peggy McGee.

Peggy McGee The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will be offering its free basic training course beginning on Oct. 9. Students will meet from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Oct. 9, 10, 16, and 17. The final class and practical exercise will take place on Saturday morning, Oct. 19. All sessions will be held at the Green Valley Fire District headquarters…