Chicago CERT Session #21 Course Objectives CERT is a national community based educational opportunity for citizens to learn basic hands-on disaster response techniques that can be applied to daily lives. The CERT training also teaches citizens critical skills to support first responders when professional services are overwhelmed.

Course Agenda (tentative) Location Date/ Time* Topic Important Presenters Documents CPD Academy 14 Apr 2011 Unit 1: Disaster  Participant  CPD CERT 1300 W Jackson 6- 9pm Preparedness Manual** Trainer  Registration Form CPD Academy 20 Apr 2011 Unit 1: Disaster Prep.  CPD CERT Trainer 1300 W Jackson 6- 9pm Continued

CPD Academy 21 Apr 2011 Unit 2: Fire Safety  CPD CERT Trainer 1300 W Jackson 6-9pm Unit 8: Terrorism Response

CPD Academy 27 Apr 2011 Unit 7: Disaster  CPD CERT Trainer 1300 W Jackson 6- 9pm Psychology Unit 5: Search and Rescue CPD Academy 28 Apr 2011 Unit 3 and 4: Medical  CPD CERT Trainer 1300 W Jackson 6- 9pm Operations CPD Academy 4 May 2011 Unit 4: Cont’d  Final Exam  CPD CERT 1300 W Jackson 6-9pm Unit 6: CERT Trainer Organization (Incident Command Structure)

Chicago Fire 5 May 2011 Unit 9: Final Exam and  Completion/  OEM/CPD Academy 5:30-9pm Exercise Participation CERT Trainers 558 W DeKoven Certificates  Chicago Fire Department

*If at any time you feel you cannot complete any part of the course due to scheduling conflicts or otherwise, please contact Patricia Carrasca at [email protected]. ** Upon receiving the participant manual, participants are advised to review relevant portions prior to the start of each class.

Course Certification Requirements  Participants must satisfactorily complete all 20 hours of instruction, the final exam and simulated exercise.