The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) at UCSB aims to provide free training and certifications to students and campus community members in preparation for emergency and disaster situations. We seek to provide free educational resources and classes to students on fire safety, basic medical aid, search and rescue, and so much more. By empowering community members and students to protect themselves and our campus environment from climate-related disasters, we are building a more resilient campus community in the face of climate change. We work with the Campus Emergency Manager to hold free quarterly classes, offering volunteer hours on top of the certifications. The CERT mission is to educate and empower volunteers to take ownership over their safety, and improve disaster preparedness skills long-term.

CERT Class Dates Coming Soon!

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CERT in the News!

UC Santa Barbara Students Get CERTified: Disaster Training for the Campus Community

Noozhawk: County CERT Committee Earns Governor’s Service Group of Year Honor

SB Independent: Local Preparedness Effort Wins State Award

Santa Barbara County Fire on IG

CERTs In Action!

Fire Captain Of Station 17 Demonstrating Cribbing

Station 17 Captain explaining to CERTs the process of Cribbing. (Photo credits: Matthew Tran-Luu)

CERTs putting out a fire with a CO2 extinguisher

CERTs are trained to use CO2 extinguishers to put out small fires. (Photo credits: Matthew Tran-Luu)

CERTs practicing with Manny the mannequin

CERTs practicing Head-to-Toe Assessments on a mannequin. (Photo credits: Matthew Tran-Luu)

Jim Caesar speaking with Fire Station 17

UCSB Campus Emergency Manager, Jim Caesar, debriefing with Fire Station 17. (Photo credits: Matthew Tran-Luu)