Posted at 1:08 a.m., Monday, October 29, 2007
Disaster response training starts today on Kauai
Advertiser Staff
Kauai County's Community Emergency Response Team training begins today and will run will Mondays for the next six weeks from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.The training is designed to prepare citizens around the island to take care of the immediate needs of their families and neighbors following a major disaster.
Among the topics that will be covered are the following: disaster preparedness; disaster fire suppression; medical operations; light search and rescue operations; disaster psychology and team organization; and disaster simulation.
To register for the CERT training, please contact Catherine Stovall at 241-6398 or via email, cstovall@kauai.gov.