1. LAPEER
COUNTY
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT
M A R Y S T I K E L E A T H E R - P i o r u n e k , D I R E C T O R
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRESS RELEASE
The Lapeer County Office of Emergency Management would like to announce
the next series of FREE Basic C.E.R.T. Training to be held Saturday AND
Sunday, July 9th and 10th. This course is free and open to the public.
The (CERT) Community Emergency Response Training program is designed to teach
citizens how to care for themselves, their family, and their neighborhood in case of an
emergency or overwhelming disaster. It will give you the skills needed to reduce risk in
your community and is a great first step in helping make our community safer, stronger
and better prepared! No matter where you live, no matter who you are, we all have a role
in hometown preparedness.
If you would like learn more about the CERT program, or to register for the upcoming
class, please visit our website at: http://www.lapeercountyemd.org/cert/training.htm
PLEASE NOTE: Pre-registration (via the website above) is required to attend!
Class size is limited. An on-line course must be completed prior to attending and you
must attend BOTH days of training.
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