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	Welcome to the Official SFFD Web Site for the Neighborhood Emergency Response Team & N.E.R.T. Training

Welcome to the Official SFFD Web Site for the

Neighborhood Emergency

Response Team

& N.E.R.T. Training

Thank you for your interest in the San Francisco Fire Department Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT), a commmunity based training program dedicated to a neighbor-helping-neighbor approach.

NERT is a free training program for individuals, neighborhood groups and community-based organizations in San Francisco. Through this program, individuals will learn the basics of personal preparedness and prevention. The training also includes hands-on disaster skills that will help individuals respond to a personal emergency as well as act as members of a neighborhood response team.

"What is NERT all about?" NERT Video Clip (1:37) from CBS 5

Information Bulletin / Alert Notices	Who Joins NERT?
Special Interest: San Francisco selected for Disaster Corps Grant! San Francisco Medical Reserve Corps ( MRC ) NBC Bay Area reminds us to prepare Flu: A cause for Preparedness!! NERT Graduates: hands on staging operations 5/22/10 See training/drill opportunities on theNERT graduate calendar There is no need for NERT response at this time. You may use the NERT Alert form to update your contact information. NERT Alert! Are you EXPIRED? Want to get more involved in your neighborhood? Become a fan on	A typical NERT volunteer is not one type. The NERT volunteer is anyone who is active and involved in the community--or wants to be. NERT teams are best formed in neighborhoods through a partnership with existing community groups such as a Neighborhood Watch program, Rotary Club, business group, faith based group or homeowners association. Together with their neighbors, team members and coworkers, they build a NERT network within their own community, teaming with the San Francisco Fire Department. All residents can benefit from NERT training. (Participations under 18 require the signature of a parent or guardian.) NERT connects volunteers with a network of fellow volunteers all working together for a common cause. NERT members are not shelter workers; they are trained citizen first responders who can help save lives. The NERT Training Program is a 20 hour comprehensive program consisting of six (6) class sessions. Delivery of these 6 sessions is offered in a variety of scheduling options. The training instructors are professional firefighters. There is no cost for our neighborhood training classes. There is a fee for private training. Explore this website for a complete course outline , our current schedule and more information. You are welcome to register for any neighborhood class. If you have any questions or are interested in finding out how you, your group or your business can get involved, please contact the NERT office. Lt. Erica Arteseros SFFD NERT Training Program Coordinator

Information Bulletin / Alert Notices

Who Joins NERT?

Special Interest:

San Francisco selected for Disaster Corps Grant!
San Francisco Medical Reserve Corps ( MRC )
NBC Bay Area reminds us to prepare
Flu: A cause for Preparedness!!

NERT Graduates:

hands on staging operations 5/22/10
See training/drill opportunities on theNERT graduate calendar
There is no need for NERT response at this time. You may use the NERT Alert form to update your contact information. NERT Alert!
Are you EXPIRED?
Want to get more involved in your neighborhood?

Become a fan on

A typical NERT volunteer is not one type. The NERT volunteer is anyone who is active and involved in the community--or wants to be. NERT teams are best formed in neighborhoods through a partnership with existing community groups such as a Neighborhood Watch program, Rotary Club, business group, faith based group or homeowners association. Together with their neighbors, team members and coworkers, they build a NERT network within their own community, teaming with the San Francisco Fire Department. All residents can benefit from NERT training. (Participations under 18 require the signature of a parent or guardian.)

NERT connects volunteers with a network of fellow volunteers all working together for a common cause. NERT members are not shelter workers; they are trained citizen first responders who can help save lives.

The NERT Training Program is a 20 hour comprehensive program consisting of six (6) class sessions. Delivery of these 6 sessions is offered in a variety of scheduling options. The training instructors are professional firefighters. There is no cost for our neighborhood training classes. There is a fee for private training.

Explore this website for a complete course outline , our current schedule and more information. You are welcome to register for any neighborhood class. If you have any questions or are interested in finding out how you, your group or your business can get involved, please contact the NERT office.

Lt. Erica Arteseros
SFFD NERT Training Program Coordinator

NERT is a registered, DHS compliant Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program.

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Last updated: 7/29/2010 3:08:17 PM