As part of helping the Bay Area get ready for the next disaster we’ve encouraged people to find out about and enroll in Emergency Response Training on a local level. Sometimes called NERT (Neighborhood Emergency Response Training) these community emergency response teams are composed of private individuals who sign up to receive training so they know what to do during the wait for first responders to arrive – whether it takes five minutes or five days.
But what is the training actually like? Well over at Mission L@cal they have an excellent multi-part series about the training and what you could expect.
The training is usually done by emergency responders such as fire, police, and EMT personnel and covers all the information necessary to know when disaster strikes. The types of disasters covered are extensive and begin with the basics like what to have an on hand/ emergency kits; covers the common situations like what to do in case of gas leaks, fires, or earthquakes; and even deals with less common but not unlikely events like chemical, biological or terrorist attacks.
Check out the whole series, as it is a good look at the way individuals in communities are taking the lead to prepare for disaster so they can help their neighbors.
