Henrico County’s Office of Emergency Management will offer free Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training beginning in March. The nine week course will be offered on Tuesday mornings from March 6 to May 1 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. or on Thursday evenings from March 8 to May 3 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

The class will cover disaster preparedness information on weather awareness, fire safety, search and rescue, first aid tips and how to help first responders, incident command and system overview and crime prevention and awareness. Classes will involve hands-on practical instruction.

More information on the program is available online at http://www.co.henrico.va.us/fire/programs/hccert.html. The classes are free and open to anyone regardless of the resident’s locality. To participate, contact the Office of Emergency Management at 501-7183 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).