FLAGSTAFF – The next Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) Training will be held Wednesday, February 20 to Friday, February 22, 2019. The sessions will be held at the Law Enforcement Facility, 911 E Sawmill Rd, Flagstaff. The times will be 8 am to 5 pm on Wednesday and Thursday and 8 am – noon on Friday. Attendance is required all three days to complet the course.

Following a major disaster, first responders who provide fire and medical services may not be able to meet the demand for services. Number of victims, issues with communications, and road blockages can prevent people from accessing the emergency services they have come to expect at a moment’s notice through 911. People may need to rely on each other for help in order to meet their immediate life saving and life sustaining needs.

CERT Training includes:

• Session I, Disaster Preparedness
• Session II, Disaster Fire Suppression
• Session III, Disaster Medical Operations Part I
• Session IV, Disaster Medical Operations Part II
• Session V, Light Search and Rescue Operations
• Session VI, Disaster Psychology and Team Organization
• Session VII, Course Review and Disaster Simulation

For more information or to register contact the Community Programs Planner (928) 226-5089. You have to fill out a CERT registration form which can be downloaded here

The Citizens Police Academy is a multi-agency program sponsored by the Flagstaff Police Department, Coconino County Sheriff’s Office, Northern Arizona University Police Department and the Arizona Department of Public Safety. The program is designed to promote awareness and understanding of what local law enforcement agencies do, thus fostering a partnership of trust and shared responsibility between interested law abiding citizens and law enforcement.

The 14 week class session begins Wednesday, February 27, 2019. Program participants meet on Wednesday nights, and on a couple of Saturdays. Wednesday night classes are held at the Brent F. Cooper Auditorium located at 911 E. Sawmill Road, Flagstaff, Arizona from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Participation in this program is free of charge and open to all law abiding community members who are 18 years of age and older.

Topics covered during this program

• Tour of the Coconino County Detention Facility
• Overview of Felony Crimes and Criminal Investigations
• Tour of the AZ Department of Public Safety Crime Laboratory
• Presentation on the Awareness, Prevention, and Enforcement of Drug Abuse
• Overview of Traffic Enforcement and Highway Safety Programs
• Presentation by NACASA and Victim Witness
• Presentation on the Awareness, Prevention and Investigation of Family Crimes
• Panel Discussion on the Criminal Justice System
• Demonstration by the Coconino County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Unit and the AZ DPS Air Rescue Division
• Presentation on Highway Drug Interdiction and a Police Canine Demonstration
• Utilization of the Judgmental Use of Force and Driver’s Training Simulators
• Hands-on Live Firearms Demonstration at the Range
• Explosive Device Demonstration

For more information or to register for this program please call the Flagstaff Police Department at 928-556-2300 or the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office at 928-226-5089.