Kitsap County CERT

03/14/2025

WHY TAKE THE FEMA CERT TRAINING?
After a disaster, firefighters, paramedics, and police may not be available to respond to right away. That is why we recommend...Be prepared to take care of yourself and your neighborhood for a week or more.
CERT members train in basic disaster response skills - fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization and disaster medical first aid.
CERT training can give you basic skills needed to assist with life safety actions during and after an emergency.
CERT training is FREE and open to any person in Kitsap County over the age of 18. you








The next CERT Basic training will begin on 3 April, 2025 at Kitsap County Department of Emergency Management (DEM) Campus, 8900 Imperial Way SW, Bremerton.

You must attend all the unit classes to complete the course! Make-ups later are possible.
To register and receive a volunteer application, please go to:
https://www.kitsapdem.com/event/cert-training-january-2025/


Unit Classes are scheduled as listed below
Unit 1 – Disaster Prep/CERT Intro Thursday, Apr 3 6pm – 9pm
Unit 3&4 – Disaster Medical/Triage Saturday. Apr 5 9am – 4pm
Unit 2 – CERT Organization Thursday, Apr 10 6pm – 8pm
Basic First Aid/CPR/Stop the Bleed Saturday Apr 12- 9am – 4pm
Sunday, Apr 13 9am – 4pm
Unit 5 – Disaster Psychology Thursday, Apr 17 6pm – 8pm
Unit 6&7– Fire and Utilities/Light S&R Saturday, Apr 19 9am – 4pm
Unit 8 – Terrorism and CERT Thursday. Apr 24 6pm – 8pm
Unit 9 – Final Exam and Drill Saturday, Apr 26 9am – 4pm

12/21/2024

December 19 was the last last CERT meeting of the year for Kitsap CERT. Attendees were able to tour the new Kitsap department of emergency management building, review the year, hear about plans for the new year and socialize over a great selection of desserts. Drawings were held for a number of door prizes. Again, congrats to Walt for picking up the grand prize.
Next year plans to be quite busy with community outreach events, CERT basic classes, first aid/CPR classes and other classes meant to enhance your cert knowledge.
Hope to see all you great volunteers at our events and activities

12/21/2024

Congrats to Walt for winning the deluxe cert backpack at the Kitsap CERT monthly meeting

12/06/2024

The next offering of Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training in Kitsap County starts January 9. This nationally certified training provides community members the opportunity to learn the vital skills and teamwork essential to assist and provide support in an emergency or disaster. The classes will be held over the course of four weeks on Thursday evenings and Saturday days at Keyport Bible Church located at 15270 Washington Ave in Keyport

CERT members are trained in basic disaster response skills such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization and disaster medical operations. CERT training is FREE and open to any person in Kitsap County over the age of 18. The class size is limited and registration in advance is required. All sessions must be attended to complete the course. You can register on the website at this link.

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09/18/2024

Check out how Kitsap CERT volunteers played a vital role in supporting the Bremerton Marathon! From ensuring safety to providing critical event support, our team was out in full force. Thank you to everyone who made this event a success! Read more about our efforts in the article below. 🏃‍♂️🏅

https://www.kitsapdem.com/kitsap-cert-supports-bremerton-marathon/?

The Bremerton Marathon was held on May 11 this spring and Kitsap CERT volunteers were there providing critical support. The race started at Evergreen Park and runner made their way through Manette, Illahee, Brownsville, Silverdale, Chico, and back to Evergreen Park. Along the way, CERT was supportin...

09/17/2024

Preparedness meets practicality! Transform your camping essentials into reliable emergency supplies. Learn how to stay ready for the unexpected with gear you already have.

05/10/2024

Are you going to stay up and try to watch the auroras this weekend?

From spaceweather.com

ARE WE ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE A NEW CARRINGTON EVENT? No. AR3664 is indeed a 'Carrington-class' sunspot, but the CMEs it hurled toward Earth over the past few days are not as potent as the monster CME of Sept. 1, 1859. NOAA says we might experience a severe geomagnetic storm when the CMEs arrive this weekend. If geomagnetic storms were hurricanes, 'severe' would be category 4. The Carrington Event was category 5 or greater. So this is no Carrington Event. Even so, category 4 is pretty intense--if it happens. Stay tuned for some great auroras! Aurora alerts: SMS Text

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03/06/2024

Kitsap County CERT is starting a new class rotation. Learn how to care for yourself, your family and your neighborhood in an emergency or disaster. You will learn about minor search and rescue, Disaster medical operations, Disaster Psychology, CERT organization and preparedness. Our next class rotation starts 20 March at Fire Station 31 in Port Orchard. To sign up, please go to

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