About this Event
Course location
In person location: Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM)
3930 Fairview Industrial Dr SE Salem OR 97302
3-day Course December 15-17, 2025
Course Description:
This three-day course prepares participants to establish and sustain an active local CERT program. The responsibilities of a local CERT Program Manager are various. This course defines the core components of a local CERT program and focuses on effective practices for managing a CERT program.
Course Objectives
- Define the purpose and core components of a local CERT program.
- Use strategic planning to define the mission and goals for a local CERT program.
- Describe the purposes and strategies for promoting a local CERT program.
- Establish a process for working with volunteers.
- Establish a process for working with instructors.
- Establish a process for acquiring and managing program resources.
- Build a plan for delivering and managing safe training and exercises.
- Describe the role of policies and procedures in operating a local CERT program.
- Develop a process for evaluating a local CERT program.
Prerequisites
- Letter of recommendation from your sponsoring organization
- CERT Basic Training
- IS-100: Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS 100
- IS-200: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response, ICS 200
- IS-700: An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
- IS-800: National Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction
All prerequisite documents must be emailed to the State CERT Coordinator, Kayla Thompson, at [email protected] by Dec. 11, 2025. Preference will be given to Oregon CERT volunteers.
Attendance:
Per FEMA standards, no more than 10% absenteeism is allowed to receive a certificate of completion.
Accessibility Requests and Questions:
If you have any questions, or to request any reasonable accommodations that will facilitate your full participation in this training, please contact the OEM Training Program ([email protected]). Please reach out at least two weeks in advance to request any accommodations.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Oregon Department of Emergency Management, 3930 Fairview Industrial Drive Southeast, Salem, United States
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