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Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Three (3) Day Basic Course. The CERT program is critical in the effort to engage everyone in the United States in making their communities safer, more prepared, and more resilient when incidents occur.

Learn about:

Disaster Preparedness
CERT Organization
Disaster Medical Operations
Disaster Psychology
Fire Safety and Utility Controls
Light Search and Rescue Operations
and more!

Coursework is all in-person and includes lecture, hands on exercises, and scenarios. Succesful completion of this course will allow you to volunteer for nearly any CERT team in the United States.

The City of Rancho Mirage is a train-and-release CERT program, meaning it does not maintain an active roster of volunteers for City sponsored activations. The City does offer CERT One-Day Refresher courses each year.

CERT 3-Day Basic	CERT Refresher
May 22 - 24, 2024 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with a 1-hour lunch each day. Space limited to 26 students	May 21, 2024 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day with a 1-hour lunch. Space limited to 28 students
Roy Wilson Training Center 72564 Ramon Road Thousand Palms, CA 92276 View Map	Roy Wilson Training Center 72564 Ramon Road Thousand Palms, CA 92276 View Map
Registrations will go live on April 16, 2024: REGISTER HERE. PLEASE COMMIT TO YOUR ATTENDANCE. Any person who no-shows or cancels within 72 hours of the scheduled training will be de-prioritized at future trainings for up to 2 years. While the program is completely free to the public, is still costs time and money to put the program on and potentially deprives someone else of a seat at the training.	Registration will go live on April 16, 2024: REGISTER HERE. PLEASE COMMIT TO YOUR ATTENDANCE. Any person who no-shows or cancels within 72 hours of the scheduled training will be de-prioritized at future trainings for up to 2 years. While the program is completely free to the public, is still costs time and money to put the program on and potentially deprives someone else of a seat at the training.

All registration is online, no paper applications. No walk-ins.
Have questions about CERT? Contact the City’s Emergency Manager, Brian Kephart @ briank@ranchomirageca.gov.