New BERT course set for September launch

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness will launch its new Basic Emergency Response Training (BERT) Course in the middle of September.

In a July 30 announcement, the CDP said it will present the inaugural offering of the three-day course the week of September 19-25.

The updated version of the center’s former Technical Emergency Response Training Course is geared at any responder who may be called upon to support mass casualty operations associated with a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear incident.

It includes instruction on basic hazardous materials identification, scene survey and assessment, mass casualty triage, mass casualty decontamination, and personal and public protective measures.

For a complete course overview, to include pre-requisites to attend training, visit https://cdp.dhs.gov/training/course/PER-260.

To learn more about the CDP and view its complete inventory of in-person and web-based training opportunities, visit https://cdp.dhs.gov.