Emergency Preparedness and Safety Training Classes
Knowing How to Help
The City of Cupertino and the Santa Clara County Fire Department offer emergency preparedness and safety training classes to Cupertino residents. Businesses, Home Owners Association, and Faith based groups can request on-site training by contacting the City at 408.777.3335 or oem@cupertino.org.
Scroll down for info on classes and events, including Community Emergency Response Team training, CPR, AED and first aid classes, Personal Emergency Preparedness classes and Volunteer Events.
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Course
This course is primarily intended for individuals that live in Cupertino, Campbell, Saratoga, Los Gatos or Monte Sereno. For more info, contact the Santa Clara County Fire Department, 408.378.4010, communityoutreach@sccfd.org.
Some of the skills taught include personal preparedness, organizing resources, basic medical operations, basic search and rescue, how to use a fire extinguisher and basic damage assessment.
CPR, AED and First Aid Classes
The Santa Clara County Fire Department offers American Heart Association hands only CPR/AED training (no certification, 90 minutes) and Heartsaver CPR/AED training (2-year certification, 4 hours). CPR/AED and First Aid Classes will be posted on the training calendar below.
Just In Time Disaster Training: The Disaster Resistant Communities Group provides an online library of training videos on disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery.
Personal/Family Emergency Preparedness Classes
Cupertino Office of Emergency Preparedness is presenting a series of trainings specifically for your family and neighborhood.
This series has two parts, recommended order is Personal first then Family and Neighborhood but it is not necessary:
- Personal preparedness, what you and everyone in your family needs to now in case of an emergency, City's role, your role, communication plan, how to get help, first aid, supplies etc.
- Family and Neighborhood Preparedness, what your family needs to have in place to have a better outcome after an emergency and what your neighborhood can do together to check on each other, manage small events before they become too big to handle (fire, gas, electrical), get resources, information, and take care of each other until help arrives.
Questions call: 408-777-3176 or email OES@cupertino.org
Personal and Family Emergency Preparedness Free
Link to Register: Check the calendar above for class registration
The Santa Clara County Fire Department also conducts a free, three-hour class on how to prepare yourself and your home for an emergency. For more info, contact the Fire Department, 408.378.4010, communityoutreach@sccfd.org.
Go to the Santa Clara County Fire Department Training for details.
A one-hour emergency preparedness class presented to your neighborhood, school, business, HOA etc. We can customize the material to target your specific group. A minimum of eight attendees is required. Contact the Cupertino's, Office of Emergency Management, 408.777.3176, OES@cupertino.org.
Volunteer Events
You also may sign up for and view events at the Volunteer Portal.