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Originally Posted by AKA_Monet
So how many folks are trained in ANYTHING? Most people just watch a video, practice on a dummy and wham, bam, thank you maam are "certifiable"...
The reason why I ask is because what if the city, county, state had a true disaster where "average Joe Smoe" is the 1st responder?
I guess on the West Coast, we kinna have to be "disasteredly prepared"--'cuz you NEVER KNOW when some craziness will go down...
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I'm not sure of the number certified in the state; I did a quick search and couldn't come up with a number. I know some area schools used to offer CPR certification as part of the gifted program, but I don't know how widespread that is anymore. I have to admit that I used to be certified, but let the certification lapse a year ago without much of a thought.
You're correct, though, in that I haven't seen much disaster preparedness in CT. We had a "chemical warfare" drill in high school where a bunch of us played victims, and I have heard of similar scattered drills over the past few years, but nothing all that regular.