Are You Prepared for an Emergency?

Get Trained and Join CERT
Free Training – Fall 2025
Two Friday evenings and two Saturdays in October/November
Participants must be 18 years old, or older

Class starts soon – register now! *

Learn how to prepare and what to do in an emergency: Disaster Psychology, Fire Control, Rescue, Sheltering, First Aid, CPR, more …
Help your family, friends, neighbors and community
Assist Monroe’s emergency services
Be part of a team of friends and neighbors

Orientation: Thursday, October 16 – 7:30 pm
Monroe Emergency Medical Service Headquarters (54 Jockey Hollow Road)

Fall 2025 Training Dates
Location: most sessions will be held at Monroe EMS Headquarters (54 Jockey Hollow Road)
Friday, October 24 from 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Saturday, October 25 from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Friday, November 7 from 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Saturday, November 8 from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm

Graduation: to be scheduled

* Classes limited to 25 people, so if interested, register as soon as possible.

Monroe Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is about readiness, people helping people, rescuer safety and doing the greatest good for the greatest number, CERT is a positive, realistic approach to emergency and disaster situations where residents will be on their own and their actions can make a difference.

CERT Training is a free 20-hour emergency preparedness course. Upon completion you will receive a free preparedness/response backpack.

The training will teach you basic first aid, proper use of a fire extinguisher, leadership and organization skills, search and rescue techniques, how to effectively assist your family and neighbors.

Click here for an overview of the Basic Training Class.

Click here for a 2025 Fall Monroe Community Emergency Response Team Application.

For more information, please contact Dave York at dyork@monroect.gov or call 203.650.8474.

Monroe CERT – David York
Monroe Town Hall
7 Fan Hill Road
Monroe, CT 06468