CERT Training

Be the leader in your community when disaster strikes.

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training is a free program designed to educate citizens about how to prepare for emergencies that might impact their area and trains them in basic disaster preparedness skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue and disaster medical operations. CERT members are vital to a community in time of crises, especially when professional responders are not immediately available. For more information about the CERT program and training, go to https://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/.

CERT Courses are offered throughout Shelby County. Contact these local communities to arrange for a CERT Class at your company or organization, or to sign up for a class. 

CERT Courses for First-Timers

CERT/Public

Date: TBD

Location: 2668 Avery, Memphis, TN.

Register with the Office of Emergency Management by completing the form attached to this link.


CERT on the Go

Dates are ongoing. Please call CERT office at 901-636-2605 for details. 

Register with the Office of Emergency Management by completing the form attached to this link.

CERT Refresher Course

Dates are ongoing. Please call CERT office at 901-636-2605 for details. 

Location: 2668 Avery, Memphis, TN.

Prerequisite: Participants must have completed Basic CERT. Anyone who has not completed CERT in the past twelve months will need to take the refresher course. Classes will begin at 8:30 am and end at 4:30 pm. Lunch will be provided. Attendance is required for a the full day. Completion of this course makes you eligible to attend the CERT Train the Trainer Course.

Register with the Office of Emergency Management by completing the form attached to this link.

CERT Train the Trainer Courses

Dates are ongoing. Please call CERT office at 901-636-2605 for details. 

Location: 2668 Avery, Memphis, TN. This course prepares participants to deliver the CERT Basic Training course. Classes will begin daily at 8:30 am and end at 4:30 pm. Lunch will be provided. Attendance is required for all three days, please.

NOTE: Participants in this course must have completed Basic CERT. Because of the changes in the CERT Program materials within the past year, you must have current certification within the past 12 months to participate. If you have a current certification that you received prior to June 2011, you will need to take a refresher course.

If your Basic CERT certification has expired, please write expired in the space provided on this form. Someone from OEM will contact you about upcoming Basic CERT classes. 

Register with the Office of Emergency Management by completing the form attached to this link.

If you have any questions regarding these courses, please contact Kenneth Brown at 901-636-2605 or Charles Stewart at 901-636-2602.