On October 17, 1989, San Francisco was shaken to the foundation an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 on the Richter scale. As result the San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) formed the Neighborhood Emergency Response Team Training Program (NERT), which provides training in disaster and emergency response. Since 1990 the NERT program has trained more than 11,000 San Francisco residents to be self sufficient in a major disaster. Through this program, individuals also learn hands-on disaster skills that will help them as members of a volunteer SFFD emergency response team.
The NERT Training Program is a 20 hour comprehensive program consisting of six (6) class sessions lasting approximately 3 hours each. The training instructors are professional firefighters and training is conducted by the SFFD. There is no cost for neighborhood training classes. The training is free.
As we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the great 1906 earthquake and fire there is renewed interest in making plans and taking steps to protect ourselves and our families from a major dsaster that might strike San Francisco. The NERT program is an ideal way to assure that our families and neighborhoods are protected when an emergency does strike.
For more information visit the NERT web site at:
http://www.sfgov.org/site/sfnert_index.asp
http://www.sfgov.org/site/sfnert_index.asp
2 comments:
Thank you for your story about the Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT) which is sponsored and supervised by the San Francisco Fire Department. When a disaster strikes San Francisco (whether it is earthquake, tsunami, terrorist attack or other disaster), NERT will act as a ready-reserve trained citizen guard for the SFFD. NERT members are part of the City of San Francisco's emergency services force. NERT training is completely free and is provided by the SFFD. Thank you again for your kind mention of NERT and the SFFD.
we sould all take advantage of the opportunity to be trained by the members of NERT, not only to help themselves,but to help the people in the City and County of San Francisco.
Brian Lum
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