Lancaster, CA.- The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program offers members of the public an opportunity to learn basic hands-on disaster response techniques and life-saving skills to utilize in their own homes and neighborhoods. This 100% volunteer program was developed by the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) in 1985 and implemented nationally by FEMA in 1993. CERT members train for a minimum 27 hours of classroom and 3 hours hands on practical skills in the following areas before becoming a registered volunteer:

• Disaster preparedness

• Fire safety & utility controls

• Light search and rescue

• Team organization

• Disaster psychology

• Terrorism response

• Disaster medical operations

The County of Los Angeles Fire Department is hosting a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training in the City of Lancaster.

The training course will be a series of three in-person classes from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.:

• Saturday, August 9, 2025

• Saturday, August 16, 2025

• Saturday, August 23, 2025

The class will be held at:

County of Los Angeles Fire Department - Fire Station 129

42110 6th Street West

Lancaster, CA 93534

To register for this course, visit https://fire.lacounty.gov/community-emergency-response-team/

Participants must complete the entire course to receive a certificate of completion.