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2022 CERT Academy – In Person This Fall

We have an ACADEMY!

After all the starts and (mostly) stops, we have finally been cleared to hold our interactive, hands-on Academy at the end of September at the Joint Forces Training Center (JFTB) in Los Alamitos.

Our Academy is based on the FEMA approved course work and includes fire suppression (yes, you get to use a fire extinguisher to put out a real fire), basic first aid and wound dressing, light search and rescue techniques (the kind you’d need to help your family in an earthquake) and disaster psychology.

The 20-hour Academy runs from 6:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. on Fridays 9/30 & 10/7 and from 8:00-5:00 on Saturday 10/1 & 10/8. All four days are required to complete the course. Lunches are provided on both Saturdays.

Here’s the application and details on the event. It’s a great course and you will learn a lot about how to protect yourself and your family when disaster comes your way.

Start 2022 Off Right!

NOTE: Due to the increasing spread rates of the Omicron Covid Variant, the January Academy has been postponed. While disappointing, it is the safety of our participants and staff that has to come first.

We will update this site as more information becomes available.

Our Team has (finally) been cleared to hold our interactive, hands-on Academy at the end of January at the Joint Forces Training Center (JFTB) in Los Alamitos.

This Academy is FEMA approved and includes fire suppression (yes, you get to use a fire extinguisher to put out a real fire), basic first aid and wound dressing, light search and rescue techniques (the kind you’d need to help your family in an earthquake) and disaster psychology.

The 20-hour Academy runs from 6:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. on Friday 1/21 and 1/28 and from 8:00-5:00 on Saturday 1/22 and 1/29. All four days are required to complete the course. Lunches are provided on both Saturdays.

Here’s the application and details on the event. It’s a great course and you will learn a lot about how to protect yourself and your family when disaster comes your way.

COVID-19 Online Training Materials

CSTI Announces Online COVID-19 Awareness Classes – FREE

To help you, your employees and their families better understand this novel coronavirus, CSTI has posted a series of brief awareness-level classes on our Learning Management System. Learning more about this threat helps us all prepare our communities to survive it.

Available titles include:

Coronavirus: COVID-19
Coronavirus: Precautions and Prevention: Common Sense Hygiene
Coronavirus: Precautions and Prevention: Coronavirus Preparedness
Coronavirus: Precautions and Prevention: Stay Calm, Stay Informed
Coronavirus: Precautions and Prevention: Travel Safely

To create an account in the CSTI LMS:

1. Visit CSTI.ORG or https://csti-ca.csod.com/. Click the green register button on the center of the screen.
2. Follow the on screen instructions to set up your account.

To login to the LMS:

1. Visit CSTI.ORG
2. Click the purple Login button center of the screen. On the Login Page enter the e-mail and password you used to register.

To locate the Materials Based courses within the CSTI LMS:

1. Use the LMS home menu to navigate to MENU > CSTI Courses > Browse for Training

2. Select the small document icon to filter Online Based Courses.

3. Select the Online Based Training you wish to take.

4. Select Launch

5. A new blank window will open, you will be able to “click here” to continue if the training does not start automatically. (Your browser may show a slightly different view). Once opened, proceed with the training. Watch the video and complete the exam.

6. √ Check, your course is complete. The course can now be found in your transcripts under “completed”. Return to “Browse for Training” for more Coronavirus Precautions and Prevention Online Training.