HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR050619KauaiCERTannouncesannualrefreshercourseformembersTHE COUNTY OF KAUA'I
DEREK S. K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
mqa MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
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News Release
For Immediate Release: May 6, 2019
KAUA`I FIRE DEPARTMENT
KILIPAKI VAUGHAN, DEPUTY CHIEF
Tel (808) 241-4980
Fax (808) 241-6508
Kauai CERT announces annual refresher course for members
LTHUE — Kaua`i's Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) has announced its
annual refresher training course will be held on Saturday, June 8, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at
Kauai High School, in LThu`e.
The one -day course will be limited to certified CERT members only.
The course is designed to help strengthen the skills that CERT volunteers have learned
throughout their education. Skill stations during the training will include: emergency triage and
bleeding control; lifting/cribbing and light search and rescue; post -disaster damage assessment;
and radio communications.
Kauai CERT members are encouraged to register for the course by emailing
kfdcert(cDkauai.gov.
For more information on the CERT program, visit www.kauai.gov/CERT. To request an
ASL interpreter, materials in an alternate format, or other auxiliary aid support, or an interpreter
for a language other than English, please contact Fire Captain Tim Terrazas at 346-1590 or
kfdcert(cD_kauai.gov.