Aurora offering emergency response training classes

In an effort to prepare community members for emergencies, Aurora will sponsor two Community Emergency Response Team training classes this fall.

CERT students learn to care for themselves, their neighbors and the wider community in the first three days following a major disaster. Students learn fire suppression, including fire extinguisher training, disaster medical operations, light search and rescue operations, pre- and post-storm CERT operations, and general disaster preparedness.

CERT Class 1 will be held from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Mondays in September beginning Sept. 8, with a special final session from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4.

CERT Class 2 will be held from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24; 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25; and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26.

Both trainings will be held at the Aurora Emergency Management Building, 1100 Mitchell Road.

Classes are free and open to adults and teens. Students ages 14 and 15 must attend with a parent or guardian. Students ages 16 and 17 may attend with either a guardian or a signed release form from a guardian.

To register or for more information, call the Aurora Emergency Management Agency at (630) 256-5801 or write jjones@aurora-il.org.