Help Your Community in an Emergency

Join a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) by signing up for free training through the City’s Office of Emergency Services. CERT team training prepares local residents to help themselves, their families and neighbors in the event of a disaster.

The training covers basic skills that are important to know in a disaster when emergency services may not be available. CERT members receive training in earthquake awareness, disaster fire suppression techniques, disaster medical operations, and light search and rescue, as well as team organization and management. Trained emergency personnel, including firefighters and emergency medical services personnel, teach all classes.

City of Mountain View CERT Academy Schedule

CERT Academy classes are held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Auditorium, 1000 Villa Street, Mountain View, CA. The final Field Day class is held on Saturday at Fire Station #4, 229 North Whisman Road, Mountain View, CA.

CERT training is provided at no cost and free of charge to participants.

Class 2025-1 will begin Thursday, April 10, 2025 and finish Saturday, April 26, 2025. To register for this CERT training, click here.

Class 2025-2 will begin Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025 and finish Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. To register for this CERT training, click here.

Fall City-wide CERT Exercise

Mountain View CERT members are encouraged to attend our Fall City-wide CERT Exercise on Saturday, October 26, 2024, from noon-3:30 p.m. A debrief at 1000 Villa Street will begin at 4 p.m. More information about this event will follow in the coming weeks.

City of Mountain View CERT Refresher Schedule

CERT Refresher training is provided at no cost and free of charge to participants. Participants are encouraged to attend the CERT Academy before attending a CERT refresher training.

CERT Introduction Training: IS-317 (Online): is available online through FEMA as an independent study course that serves as an introduction to CERT for those wanting to complete online training or as a refresher for current CERT members. The online course takes between six and eight hours to complete at your own pace.

Upon successfully finishing the IS-317 course, the registrant will receive a certificate of completion (from FEMA). Aside from being a great resource for those new to the CERT program, this class is also a great refresher for current Mountain View CERT volunteers. Take the online CERT course.