NERT Training

St. Mary’s will host a free Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT) Basic Training course this fall in the Great Room. Offered by the San Francisco Fire Department, the six-session course provides practical training to help individuals and communities prepare for and respond to disasters and emergencies.

Classes will meet Mondays from 5:30–9:30 p.m. on October 19 and 26, and November 2, 9, 16, and 23. Topics include disaster preparedness, utility control and firefighting, disaster medicine and triage, search and rescue, disaster psychology, the Incident Command System, and hands-on exercises.

All classes are free. Learn more and register at sf-fire.org/nert or contact sffdNERT@sfgov.org.