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Citizen emergency classes offered

By Mary Ann Albright
Published: December 10, 2009, 12:00am

CAMAS — East County Fire & Rescue is offering Community Emergency Response Team training beginning next month.

The classes will take place from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 14 through March 4, at the Grove Field fire station, 600 N.E. 267th Ave.

Instructors, including local firefighters and paramedics, prepare residents for disasters such as floods, earthquakes and terrorist attacks and train them to help their families and neighbors. Topics include emergency medicine, fire suppression and search-and-rescue operations.

The classes cost $20 and the registration deadline is Jan. 11. Graduates who attend all classes can become certified volunteer emergency workers.

Applicants can register and pay from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Grove Field station or the Mount Norway fire station, 1808 S.E. 352nd Ave., Washougal.

To learn more, call Nancy Hoober at 360-835-7767.

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