Event
November 21, 2026
8:00 am to 6:00 pm CST
Location
New Cookeville Fire Station 3 444 Gould Drive Cookeville, TN 38506
Learn essential disaster preparedness and emergency response skills to help protect yourself, your family, and your community.
Upper Cumberland Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) invites you to participate in free hybrid basic training. The program combines approximately 12 hours of self-paced online instruction with 16 hours of in-person training and a practical skills assessment.
What You'll Learn
Training topics include:
- Disaster preparedness
- CERT and Incident Command System (ICS) organization
- Disaster medical operations
- Disaster psychology
- Fire safety and utility controls
- Light search and rescue operations
- Terrorism and hazardous materials safety
- Disaster simulation and course review
Registration
**Only 25 seats are available!**
Register by scanning the training registration QR code on the original flyer. After registering, participants will receive an email with instructions for completing the online training. Online coursework must be completed before an in-person training seat is assigned.
Discover how you can support your community through Tennessee's CERT program:
https://www.tn.gov/volunteer-tennessee/our-initiatives/disaster-services/cert
Questions and Accessibility
For additional information or accessibility accommodations, contact:
Randy Bolin
Email: uccert-pm@Wh4rc.com
The Upper Cumberland CERT Program is a function of Wn4rc, a 501(c)(3), Tennessee-registered charity sponsored by Putnam County TN EMA.