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Thank you for your interest in the San Francisco Fire Department  Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT) Training Program.

Special Interest: San Francisco Medical Reserve Corps (  MRC )  Thank you to all who participated in the neighborhood drills! Get your HAM radio license see this and other advanced training/drill opportunities on the NERT graduate calendar     There is no need for NERT response at this time.  Use the NERT Alert form to update your contact information. NERT Alert! NERT graduates, are you EXPIRED? AlertSF: Get text based notification in case of emergency

NERT is a free training program for individuals, neighborhood groups and community-based organizations in San Francisco.  Through this program, individuals will learn the basics of personal preparedness  and prevention.  The training also includes hands-on disaster skills that will help individuals respond to a personal emergency as well as act as members of a neighborhood response team.

Who Joins NERT?

A typical NERT volunteer is not one type. The NERT volunteer is anyone who is active and involved in the community--or wants to be. NERT teams are best formed in neighborhoods through a partnership with existing community groups such as a Neighborhood Watch program, Rotary Club, business group, faith based group or homeowners association. Together with their neighbors, team members and co-workers, they build a NERT network within their own community, teaming with the San Francisco Fire Department. All residents can benefit from NERT training. (Participations under 18 require the signature of a parent or guardian.)

NERT connects volunteers with a network of fellow volunteers all working together for a common cause. NERT members are not shelter workers; they are trained citizen first responders who can help save lives.

The NERT Training Program is a 20 hour comprehensive program consisting of six (6) class sessions.  Delivery of these 6 sessions is offered in a variety of scheduling options. The training instructors are  professional firefighters. There is no cost for our neighborhood training classes. There is a fee for private training.

Explore this website for a complete  course outline , our  current schedule  and more information.  You are welcome to  register  for any neighborhood class. If you have any questions or are interested in finding out how you, your group or your business can get involved, please contact the NERT office.

Lt. Erica Arteseros
SFFD NERT Training Program Coordinator

NERT is a registered, DHS compliant Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program. 

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