Fire Safety & Utility Controls

Videos

Get Ready Walnut Creek: Fire Safety
(Note: Video shows fighting a small fire alone, which one may have to do at home.  For CERT operations, a buddy system is safer. For that reason, CERTs are trained to extinguish small fires in pairs)

BullEx Live-Fire Extinguisher Training System

This Might Shock You: Downed Power Line 

Fire Safety: CERT member's Role

Additional Resources

• Fire Extinguisher Tips from Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (ConFIre)
• Gas Shut Off

Trainee Home Preparation Checklist:

Check your home for proper storage of hazardous materials

Check the date on your fire extinguishers & replace if necessary