The Salishan Neighborhood Association will host a disaster preparedness presentation for the public at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 10 at Blaine Senior Center.
The event, hosted in coordination with FEMA’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program, will provide education on potential disasters, responses and survival information.
“It’s basically how to take care of yourself because first responders are going to be so overwhelmed they won’t be able to respond to everyone,” CERT trainer Liz Parker said. “Food and water are going to be at a premium.”
In addition to teaching people how to survive, Parker and CERT trainer Mary Lou Steward will give more details on the CERT program and discuss how to become trained to assist other community members during a
disaster.
CERT offers a free course to volunteers so they can help first responders after a disaster by checking on neighbors, conducting search and rescues and helping with medical needs, among other emergency responses, according to FEMA’s website.
The presentation is expected to run about two hours, Parker said.
For more information on CERT training, visit the Serve Washington website at bit.ly/45bEHA5 or FEMA website at bit.ly/3PZWF4f.
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