Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Basic Training
About this Event
The series of six classes will be held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings starting on September 22 through October 8 from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM at the Malibu Library, 23519 West Civic Center Way, with Class #4 being on Wednesday, September 30 at the Malibu City Hall, 23825 Stuart Ranch Road. The CERT Final Class/Drill on Saturday, October 10, 2025, from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM at Malibu City Hall, 23825 Stuart Ranch Road. When registering, you only need to register once in order to be registered for the series.
What is CERT?
CERT is a highly-acclaimed, nationwide program that empowers community members to help themselves and their neighbors during disasters. Volunteers are trained in basic first aid, fire suppression, and search and rescue so that they can provide emergency assistance to their neighbors. Studies of past disasters such as earthquakes in Italy and Japan have shown that up that up to 90% of the people who were rescued from collapsed buildings were helped by local people before emergency services arrived.
CERT volunteers are a crucial part of the City’s ability to prepare and respond to disasters. During the Woolsey Fire, Malibu CERT volunteers contributed about 300 hours of service to the emergency response by distributing food and medical supplies, assisting with evacuations, and administering basic first aid.
In 2017, the City Council adopted the official CERT Program Guidelines, an important step in formally incorporating the program and the trained CERT volunteers into the City’s Emergency Management System. In addition to basic CERT training, Malibu CERT members must also complete Federal Emergency Manager Agency (FEMA) trainings, serve at least 30 volunteer hours per year, attend regular meetings and drills, and become registered as Disaster Service Workers.
CLASS SCHEDULE:
Tuesday, September 22, 5 - 8 PM
Thursday, September 24, 5 - 8 PM
Tuesday, September 29, 5 - 8 PM
*Wednesday, September 30, 5 - 8 PM
Tuesday, October 6, 5 - 8 PM
- Malibu City Hall, 23825 Stuart Ranch Road
Thursday, October 8, 5 - 8 PM
- Malibu City Hall, 23825 Stuart Ranch Road
Saturday, October 10, 9 AM - 12 PM
- Malibu City Hall, 23825 Stuart Ranch Road
Where is it happening?
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