Academy Schedule

Thank you so much for your interest in East County CERT. Due to a tremendous response from community members in our four cities, our class roster for our 2019 training academy has filled quickly and we are no longer accepting applications. Please check back later this year for information on next year’s training academy.

2019 CERT Basic Training Academy Schedule

Class hours are 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Times are subject to change depending on instructor availability).

Training location

Heartland Fire Training Facility
1301 N Marshall Avenue
El Cajon, CA 92020

Weekend 1 - March, 23 & 24

• Section 1 - Disaster Preparedness
• Section 2 - Fire Safety and Utility control
• Section 6 - CERT Organization

Weekend 2 - March, 30 & 31

• Section 3 - Disaster Medical Operations, Part 1
• Section 4 - Disaster Medical Operations, Part 2
• Section 5 - Light Search and Rescue

Weekend 3 - April, 6 & 7

• Section 7 - Disaster Psychology
• Section 8 - Terrorism and CERT
• Section 9 - 
  • Review
  • Final Exam
  • Disaster Simulation
  • Graduation