Fire Rescue

Schedule

Training

The goal of Alachua County Fire/Rescue Services Division of Emergency Management is to offer 3 "Regular" CERT classes per year.  These classes will be taught on weeknights (typically Tuesday or Thursday) from 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. for seven consecutive weeks.  Classes will typically begin in January, April, and September depending on any disaster (such as hurricanes) that impacts our area or requires our staff to be deployed out of the area.

This training is free!  Priority will be given to applicants who are residents of Alachua County.  All applicants must be at least 18 years old at the time of the first class meeting.

If you have a group of 25 to 30 people who are interested in obtaining this training during normal business hours, contact Ebbin Spellman at 264-6550 or espellman@alachuacounty.us to discuss scheduling a class specifically for your group.  These classes are dependent on the availability of our training staff and should be scheduled at least one month in advance.

Next CERT Class:  We are currently accepting applications to form the next classes.

2008 CERT Class Schedule

June 10- July 22

August 5- September16

October 7-November 18

 

Location: CERT classes are held at the Alachua County Emergency Operations Center -1100 SE 27th Street in Gainesville (next to the Alachua County Sheriff's Office).
Download an application form   and fax or mail it in. Deadline to apply for these classes are one week prior to class.

In order to be assigned to a CERT team, students must complete FEMA Independent Study (IS) courses IS-100, Introduction to The Incident Command System, and IS-700, Introduction to The National Incident Management System.  These courses are available online http://training.fema.gov/IS/nims.asp Students are also encouraged to complete IS-200, ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, and IS-800.B, Introduction to The National Response Framework.

Meetings:


Melrose CERT Team
Thursday,
Melrose Landing Clubhouse
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM