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Updated CERT Basic

Join FEMA Wednesday, January 8 at 4 p.m. ET to learn about the release of the updated Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Basic training curriculum. Presenters will share the reasons for the changes, highlight best practices, and share impacts of the updated training. Participants will learn how trainers can deliver the updated training and how to order materials.

Learn more and register here.

This is the second of two webinars about the updated CERT Basic training curriculum, though the webinars present similar information. You can view the recording of the first webinar, hosted on December 10, here. 

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• January 22:  2019 National Household Survey Findings – Part I (3 p.m. ET)
• January 29 : 2019 National Household Survey Findings – Part II (3 p.m. ET)
• February 12: Financial Preparedness: Free Tax Preparation Programs with the IRS (Noon ET)

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