The Public Information Unit continues C.E.R.T. training as a partnering effort between emergency services and the people that they serve. The goal is for emergency personnel to train members of neighborhoods, community organizations, or workplaces in basic response skills. CERT members are then integrated into the emergency capability for their area.

The training consists of a total of 21 hours of training.  Emergency Responders such as firefighters, emergency medical personnel, law enforcement, and certified civilian C.E.R.T.  Instructors from the community teach this course at the St. Louis Community College located in Ferguson. Since the inception of the program, the City of Florissant has trained over nearly 250 residents in this course.

If a disastrous event overwhelms or delays the community’s professional response, CERT members can assist others by applying the basic response and organizational skills that they learned during training. These skills can help save and sustain lives following a disaster until help arrives. CERT skills also apply to daily emergencies. This training is provided free of charge.

The N.C.C.C.C. also maintains a website for emergency preparedness information. The Florissant Police Department also serves as the home for a C.E.R.T. trailer provided through funding from the St. Louis Area Regional Response System (S.T.A.R.R.S.) organization.  The trailer houses supplies that can be used for C.E.R.T. training and emergencies/disasters by any N.C.C.C.C. participating agency.