The deadline to register for Community Emergency Response Team training is Jan. 5. Classes are scheduled to begin Jan. 14. When emergencies happen, CERT members are trained to provide support and assistance to victims and to organize spontaneous volunteers at a disaster site. CERT members can also help with nonemergency projects that help improve the safety of the community, according to a news release.

The training will be held at the Johnson County Emergency Management Agency located at 122 Hout St. in Warrensburg, Missouri.

The CERT course is taught in the community by a trained team of first responders who have completed a CERT Train-the-Trainer course conducted by their state training office for emergency management, or FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute. CERT training includes disaster preparedness, disaster fire suppression, basic disaster medical operations and light search and rescue operations.

For more information, contact Rich Haskins at 660-747-2666.