Training

Learn a skill

When help takes longer to reach the end of the road, trained neighbors make the difference. Here's where to learn.

CERT: Community Emergency Response Team

CERT is a series of classes taught by qualified professionals that gives Kitsap residents hands-on training they can use in their homes and neighborhoods. It's taught in a comfortable setting, with personal safety first.

You'll train in:

Basic disaster preparation
Fire suppression
Disaster medical operations
Light search and rescue
Team organization and the Incident Command System
Disaster psychology
Terrorism incidents

Classes are usually 2.5 hours each. The course ends with a full-scale disaster drill at the Kitsap County Readiness Center Training Complex, run by Kitsap County DEM.

Other training

CPR, AED, and first aid North Kitsap Fire & Rescue; Bainbridge Island Fire Department nkfr.org
Fire extinguisher training North Kitsap Fire & Rescue · 360-297-3619 nkfr.org
Amateur radio license (Technician) Kitsap ARES and the Kitsap County Amateur Radio Club. See also Radio: HAM & Meshtastic. kitsapares.org
Block Captain orientation North End Prepares Become a Block Captain
Medical Reserve Corps Kitsap County DEM kitsapdem.com/programs/mrc
Search and Rescue and other volunteer programs Kitsap County DEM kitsapdem.com/programs/volunteer
FEMA independent study (free, online) For example IS-100 and IS-317, Introduction to CERT. training.fema.gov

Bring your skills to your block

Tell your Block Captain what you've learned so your block knows who can help.

Join your block