Eagle732 27 Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Anyone ever had Scouts do CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) training? Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle92 110 Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 I don't know what it was called as they did it before I arrived, but My OA chapter did some type of training to help run the ARC emergency shelter. Don't know any details, nor why they stopped doing it. But I remember coming home early from a conference and going straight to the ARC shelter to help out. Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle732 27 Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share Posted February 21, 2012 More info here: http://citizencorps.gov/cert/about.shtm Link to post Share on other sites
EagleBeaver 10 Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 I checked into it in our community, but they only wanted to train adults - at least a couple years ago. CERT would be excellent experience for your older scouts. Scout On Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle732 27 Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share Posted February 21, 2012 Apparently PA has a program for high school kids. Link to post Share on other sites
Tampa Turtle 1011 Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Tampa Fire and Rescue is interesting in having 16 and under do CERT maybe as Explorers as trainers. I wish younger guys could do it. Link to post Share on other sites
SaintCad 10 Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 We didn't do CERT but we do have a Troop Emergency Manager that does CPR training, First Aid MB and the BSA Emergency Preparedness program. We also got a county emergency manager out to talk to the Scouts and hopefully they will be invited to the next emergency drill. If you don't have CERT available, I would suggest the BSA Emergency Preparedness Award instead. Both youths and adults can earn it and in my experience there is a lot of pride in wearing the pin on the uniform. Link to post Share on other sites
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