CERT Training Materials
originally posted on https://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/

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• Download the English version of the CERT Instructor Guide
• Download the English version of the CERT Student Manuals
• Download the CERT PowerPoint Visuals
• View Photographs of CERT Training
• Download the Spanish version of the CERT training materials
• Errata Sheet for CERT material on the June 2003 CD - MS Word

CERT Instructor Guide

Winzip file (Complete Instructor Guide - MS Word) 2.4 MB or

Winzip file (Complete Instructor Guide - Adobe PDF)

• Instructor Guide - 3.7 MB
• Appendix - 1.3 MB

MS Word Files

1. IG Cover - 27KB MS Word
2. Table of Contents - 40KB MS Word
3. Introduction - 80KB MS Word
4. Overview - 110KB MS Word
5. Instructor Responsibilities - 79KB MS Word
6. Unit 1: Disaster Preparedness - 795KB MS Word
7. Unit 1: Additional Materials - 66KB MS Word
8. Unit 2: Fire Safety - 1.3MB MS Word
9. Unit 3: Disaster Medical Operations—Part 1 - 633KB MS Word
10. Unit 4: Disaster Medical Operations—Part 2 - 1.1MB MS Word
11. Unit 5: Light Search and Rescue Operations - 1MB MS Word
12. Unit 5: Additional Materials - 93KB MS Word
13. Unit 6: CERT Organization - 796KB MS Word
14. Appendix 6-A: CERT Forms - 272KB MS Word
15. Unit 7: Disaster Psychology - 270KB MS Word
16. Unit 8: Terrorism and CERT - 545KB MS Word
17. Unit 9: Course Review and Disaster Simulation - 136KB MS Word
18. Unit 9: Additional Materials - 70KB MS Word

Appendix - Hazardous Lesson Plans

19. Appendix 1-A: Hazardous Lesson Plans - 35KB MS Word
20. Earthquake - 223KB MS Word
21. Fires and Wildfires - 200KB MS Word
22. Floods - 212KB MS Word
23. Excessive Heat - 116KB MS Word
24. Hurricanes and Coastal Storms - 208KB MS Word
25. Landslides and Mudflows - 65KB MS Word
26. Severe Thunderstorms - 154KB MS Word
27. Tornadoes - 202KB MS Word
28. Tsunamis - 158KB MS Word
29. Volcanoes - 148KB MS Word
30. Winter Storms - 178KB MS Word
31. Nuclear Power Plant Emergencies - 180KB MS Word
32. Hazardous Materials Incidents - 305KB MS Word

CERT Participant Manuals

Winzip file (Complete Student Manual - MS Word) 1.4MB

Winzip file (Complete Student Manual - Adobe PDF)

• Student Manual - 2.3 MB
• Appendix - 536 KB

MS Word Files

1. Cover - 55KB MS Word
2. Table of Contents - 39KB MS Word
3. Introduction - 97KB MS Word
4. Unit 1: Disaster Preparedness - 237KB MS Word
5. Unit 1: Additional Materials - 110KB MS Word
6. Unit 2: Fire Safety - 664KB MS Word
7. Unit 3: Disaster Medical Operations—Part 1 - 210KB MS Word
8. Unit 4: Disaster Medical Operations—Part 2 - 296KB MS Word
9. Unit 5: Light Search and Rescue Operations - 543KB MS Word
10. Unit 5: Additional Materials - 94KB MS Word
11. Unit 6: CERT Organization - 407KB MS Word
12. Appendix 6-A: CERT Forms - 272KB MS Word
13. Unit 7: Disaster Psychology - 81KB MS Word
14. Unit 8: Terrorism and CERT - 200KB MS Word
15. Unit 9: Course Review and Disaster Simulation - 75KB MS Word

Appendix - Hazardous Lesson Plans

16. Appendix 1-A: Hazardous Lesson Plans - 35KB MS Word
17. Earthquake - 91KB MS Word
18. Fires and Wildfires - 77KB MS Word
19. Floods - 68KB MS Word
20. Excessive Heat - 53KB MS Word
21. Hurricanes and Coastal Storms - 72KB MS Word
22. Landslides and Mudflows - 32KB MS Word
23. Severe Thunderstorms - 53KB MS Word
24. Tornadoes - 70KB MS Word
25. Tsunamis - 59KB MS Word
26. Volcanoes - 53KB MS Word
27. Winter Storms - 62KB MS Word
28. Nuclear Power Plant Emergencies - 61KB MS Word
29. Hazardous Materials Incidents - 95KB MS Word

CERT PowerPoint Visuals

(* Corrections to visuals on the June 2003 CD)

* Winzip file (Complete Visuals - MS PowerPoint) 5.47 MB

Winzip file (Complete Student Manual - Adobe PDF)

• Visuals - 2.6 MB
• Appendix - 1.1 MB

PowerPoint Files

1. Unit 1 - 1.4MB PowerPoint
2. * Unit 2 - 1.3MB PowerPoint
3. Unit 3 - 456KB PowerPoint
4. * Unit 4 - 740 KB PowerPoint
5. Unit 5 - 1.3MB PowerPoint
6. Unit 6 - 1.2MB PowerPoint
7. * Unit 7 - 276KB PowerPoint
8. Unit 8 - 1.4MB PowerPoint

Appendix

9. Earthquake - 436KB PowerPoint
10. Fires and Wildfires - 405KB PowerPoint
11. Floods - 489KB PowerPoint
12. Excessive Heat - 234KB PowerPoint
13. Hurricanes and Coastal Storms - 446KB PowerPoint
14. Landslides and Mudflows - 250KB PowerPoint
15. Severe Thunderstorms - 345KB PowerPoint
16. Tornadoes - 366KB PowerPoint
17. Tsunamis - 291KB PowerPoint
18. Volcanoes - 512KB PowerPoint
19. Winter Storms - 449KB PowerPoint
20. Nuclear Power Plant Emergencies - 278KB PowerPoint
21. Hazardous Materials Incidents - 180KB PowerPoint

Download CERT Training Materials (Spanish Version)

• PM.zip - 1.4MB
• PPT.zip - 4.9MB