ECMRC meetings and trainings
These trainings are for Medical Reserve Corps members, CERT members, and area first responders. For more information or questions, please contact the Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness, Erie County Department of Health at (716) 858-7101 or ECMRC@erie.gov.
Training course schedule and registration
Online trainings for new ECMRC members
All ECMRC volunteers are required to complete the following Core Courses in order to be considered a member. All of the online courses will require you to register with the institutions/organizations providing the training. Follow the instructions and remember to keep a copy of your user name, password and security questions, if applicable. The ECMRC office does not have access to your training account information. Please send a copy of all certificates of completion to ECMRC@erie.gov.
Core Courses:
- CERT Basic Training | Ready.gov (fema.gov) UNIT 8- Terrorism & CERT
- FEMA - Emergency Management Institute (EMI) Course | IS-26: Guide to Points of Distribution
- FEMA - Emergency Management Institute (EMI) Course | IS-100.C: Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS 100
- FEMA - Emergency Management Institute (EMI) Course | IS-700.B: An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
- Course: Psychological First Aid (PFA) Online, Topic: Access the Curriculum (nctsn.org) - When you click on this link, you will be prompted to register with NCSTN and this will allow you to take this course.
All of these on-line courses are free. You will need to register with both FEMA and the NCSTN to access the courses. If you have difficulty accessing the courses, please call us at (716) 858-7101.
If you have previously completed any of these courses and have a certificate, there is no need to retake the course. Please contact our office for further instructions.