
SERT Basic Training Course - Four Sessions
Copies of the training slides for each session can be downloaded by clicking on the link below. If you have a MAC computer download the PDF file.
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Pre-reading Assignments from the FEMA CERT Participant Manual - PDF
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Session 1 - PowerPoint PDF
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Session 2 - PowerPoint PDF
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Session 3 - PowerPoint PDF
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Session 4 - PowerPoint PDF
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Personal Safety Briefing - 33-minutes click on link below to view
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SERT Earthquake Drill Refresher Course - 2025
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Drills are excellent opportunities for SERT member to practice, assess and improve emergency response plans with simulated operations and exercises while refreshing the concepts and skills learned in SERT training.
Below are the links to the five training PowerPoint slides which are saved as PDF files, and these include the notes the instructors used.
Rember the videos in Sessions S-1 & S-2 are from U-Tube and you will need to copy the video link into your browser to play it. These U-Tube clicks may have commercials that you can skip after about 5-seconds. The video on how to move a person to the recovery position references emergency phone numbers for outside of the USA and you can stop the video at this point.
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Session 1 "T" - Tactical Awareness - Click on this link
Session 2 "S-1" - Casualty Assessment and Basic Life Support - Click on this link
Session 3 "S-2" - Mass Casualty Triage - Click on this link
Managing Confrontation - Click on this link
Managing Trauma - Click on this link
FEMA CERT Training – Complete list of CERT training materials for Command, Leaders, and Tactical SERT members.
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Order FREE training Manual for first time participants
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