CERT-Los Angeles Links Washington, D.C.

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Here are the links for CERT teams in other states, U.S. territories, and the rest of the world, and also links for U.S. national and regional sites.

= A city or organization which offers the CERT training (or the equivalent)

WASHINGTON, D.C.

On behalf of the District of Columbia Commission on National and Community Service, The George Washington University Medical Center will deliver the CERT program to 620 residents in the eight wards of Washington DC as designed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency with the following course objectives:

• To present citizens with factual information about what to expect in the event of a major disaster and about what immediate services will be needed
  
• To train them in the necessary life saving and decision making skills in order to decrease injury and mortality while maintaining the safety of the rescuer
  
• To organize teams of citizens to offer immediate help to the victims of a disaster until professional life support services arrive
  
• To enable citizens to collect disaster intelligence for use by professional responders

The CERT program will be comprised of eight courses (20 hours total).

	updated: 01 October 2003