this evening was the final class of our NERT training, and now we are certified. we went over the final exam, and then it was time for hands on training. there were four stations: triage, cribbing, utilities, and then fire. the first one was a reenactment of a devastated area, complete with actor victims and fake blood. it was sort of intense, and i kind of wish we could have done it again. i felt like i learned a lot, and wanted a redo. my favorite part though was actually putting out the fire. i've always thought i could use a fire extinguisher, but now i know i can.
seriously folks, if you're interested in this sort of thing, i highly recommend you sign up for nert training. it's six weeks long, but you end up learning so much info. i'm not going to be 100% ready, but i feel ready. and i'm definitely a lot more educated than i was six weeks ago. now i just hope i never have to actually use my new skills.
