Manalapan CERT Offers Free Training this Winter

The Manalapan Township Community Emergency Response Team is presenting a 20-hour FEMA endorsed CERT training on 12 weekday evenings this winter. The free trainings will begin on Jan. 9 and continue through March 27; they will take place at the Manalapan Township Municipal Building at 7 p.m. 

The training will prepare people to resound to emergencies and work within the emergency management structure. There will also be additional classes on CPR and incident command.

Some of the topics include, but are not limited to: 

• first aid
• fire safety
• emergency preparedness
• response to storms and natural disasters
• terrorism
• search and rescue

 Pre-registration is not required but requested.  

For more information, including a full schedule, or to register, please contact the Manalapan Health Department at 732-446-8345 or health@mtnj.org.  General information about CERT on a national level can be found at www.citizencorps.gov/cert.  For information on a local level please contact the Manalapan Health Department.