Downey Fire Department's Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training

Twenty-nine residents received hands-on fire extinguisher and first-aid training during the Downey Fire Department's Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training last weekend. Fire Capt. Matt Coomes coordinates the training with assistance from Downey CERT and Emergency Preparedness Committee members. The next CERT class is not scheduled until October but emergency preparedness meetings are held the third Tuesday of every month at Fire Station No. 1 on Paramount Boulevard. ********** Published: April 18, 2013 - Volume 12 - Issue 01