CERT-trained Students Attend World Rescue Event

Clearwater Academy is busy preparing a team of select current and former students who are Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)-trained, to participate in the upcoming World Rescue Challenge.  The event, which focuses on preparing today’s emergency response rescuers for tomorrow’s challenges, is being held for the first time in the United States from October 27–November 2 in Clearwater, Florida.

The World Rescue Challenge sees up to 30 international teams each year, and the goal is to raise awareness of the global epidemic of vehicular death and injury.  All participants in the event are required to be Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)-trained.  CERT is a program which trains citizens in preparation for and responding to emergencies that may arise in their community, and includes instruction on topics such as fire suppression, first aid, search and rescue, and team organization.  CAI’s CERT-trained teenagers will play an active role in the World Rescue Event’s “Trauma Challenge,” which consists of the following:

●         Two-person teams will respond to staged accidents.

●         Each team will direct “innocent bystanders” as witnesses to help.

●         There are 20 different scenarios each day for three days; each scenario lasts for 10 minutes.

“CERT training helps our students become better citizens, and prepares them to be better leaders as adults, by teaching them to serve,” said Jim Zwers, CAI Executive Director.  “At CAI, we require our students to participate in community service projects, and we encourage them to always take an active stance in helping others.”

The World Rescue Challenge will be in Clearwater the week of October 28th, watch for updates on our students.