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Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency is providing a basic emergency response training course in Ka‘u at the Discovery Harbour Community Center starting Sunday, March 24, 2019. This Community Emergency Response Team Basic Training Course provides participants with classroom and hands-on instruction on what to do in an emergency or disaster.

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With the lava eruption and heavy rain earlier this year, are you better prepared to respond to an emergency or disaster? Your Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency has scheduled an in-depth, 4-day Community Emergency Response Team or CERT Basic Training Course in Hilo. Training will take place over 4 Saturdays starting January 12th and will […]

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The Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency has scheduled an in-depth, 4-day Community Emergency Response Team or CERT Basic Training Course in Ka‘u. Training will take place over 4 consecutive Saturdays starting April 7th which will be held at the Ocean View Community Center located at 92-8924 Leilani Circle, Ocean View.

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MEDIA RELEASE The county Civil Defense Agency and Fire Department have scheduled a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training in Kapaau for four consecutive Saturdays starting Feb. 16 and ending March 9. This is an in-depth emergency response training course that is fully funded by FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security and presented by […]

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The Hawai’i Police Department’s Community Policing Section coordinated a beach cleanup on Saturday (January 29) along Bayfront Highway in Hilo. Equipped with rubber gloves and rubbish bags, community members, neighborhood watch members from nine different communities and community policing officers participated in “CAN IT.” During the event, Hawai’i County Civil Defense officials briefed the participants […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training is FREE and will be offered in Kehena, Puna on June 6, 13, 20, and 27th. CERT is hosted by the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency, the Fire Department, and the Hawaii County Resource Center, a program of the Department of Research and Development. CERT Training consists […]

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The County of Hawaii (Fire, Research and Development, and Civil Defense Agency) is sponsoring free Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training in May. Attend this valuable training to learn about emergency response procedures and to understand your role and function in the event of a major disaster. Training will be conducted from 8:00 a.m. to […]

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The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training workshops will be offered in Discovery Harbor, Ka`u on April 4, 11, 18, and 25th. These workshops are hosted by the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency, the Fire Department, and the Hawaii County Resource Center, a program of the Department of Research and Development. CERT Training consists of […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training is FREE and will be offered in Keaukaha on March 7, 14, 21 and 28th. CERT is hosted by the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency, the Fire Department, and the Hawaii County Resource Center, a program of the Department of Research and Development.  CERT Training consists […]

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Police, CERT team members, fire and other county workers stand at the intersection of Paradise and 2nd during the tsunami exercise.

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