<p> 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. </p><p>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</p><p>CPD Academy 21 Apr 2011 Unit 2: Fire Safety  CPD CERT Trainer 1300 W Jackson 6-9pm Unit 8: Terrorism Response</p><p>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)</p><p>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</p><p>*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. </p><p>Course Certification Requirements  Participants must satisfactorily complete all 20 hours of instruction, the final exam and simulated exercise. </p>