CERT

“As a rural county, Millard County realized 15 years ago that it might have to depend on itself in a disaster. We began serious training citizens to take care of themselves. We now have 1,000 residents trained or one tenth of Millard County trained in CERT.”
- Janet Linquist

Today I recommend the article Mock disaster training for CERT trainees from vernal.com. When catastrophe strikes, neighbors may have look to each other for help. That’s why CERT begins at the level of the neighborhood. This is free training in using fire extinguishers, light search and rescue, first aid, and more.

Bottom Line
The federal website for CERT is http://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/
You can register to join, find a local team or event start your own neighbor team. There are also online training videos that anyone can view.