Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department
4100 Chain Bridge Rd, Fairfax, Virginia 22030
Phone: 703-246-3801, TTY: 711 and Fax:703-385-1687
Duty PIO (Weekends/After-hours): 703-280-0694
Media Information Line: 703-324-3000
Email: fire-rescue.Pa-LSE@fairfaxcounty.gov
Website: www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fire

11/18/2008

Community Emergency Response Team Exercise

A community Emergency Response Team (CERT) exercise for approximately 50 residents is scheduled for 8 a.m., Saturday, November 22, 2008, at the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Academy. The exercise is a culmination of a standard 30-hour Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) course designed to train community residents on basic disaster response skills, including fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. The exercise will also evaluate their skills to locate, treat, and rescue victims until first responders arrive.

For more information on this news release, please contact Terry Atkins at 703-966-2568, or email pio@fairfaxcountycert.org.  

For more information, call Daniel L. Schmidt or Lieutenant Raúl G. Castillo, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, 703-246-3801 and TTY 711. Fairfax County is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in all county programs, services and activities. Reasonable accommodations will be provided upon request.