Mt. Diablo High Teen CERT to hold hands-on emergency response drill Saturday -

CONCORD, CA (Feb. 8, 2023) — The City of Concord Police Department Emergency and Volunteer Services in coordination with the Mt. Diablo High School Incident Command team, will finish a 25-hour TEEN CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) training with a full day of drill exercises from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 on the main campus of Mt. Diablo High School.

These exercises will include:

General Emergency and Disaster Preparedness
Fire safety and suppression
Disaster Medical Operations
Search and Rescue
CERT Organization
Psychology
Terrorism

This is the first time that a high school within the Mt. Diablo Unified School District has participated in a training of this nature. Our youth will demonstrate what they have learned to be prepared and to serve their community in case of a major disaster.

Tags: CERT, Community Emergency Response Team, Concord Police, Mt. Diablo High