nerts don't get hurt, but they do get certified

sabs — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:54:45 PDT

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.

don't set the church on fire

sabs — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:21:44 PST

tonight was night two of nert training. the main focus of today's class was how to shut off all your utilities (don't turn the gas back on once it's off folks!), how to deal with hazardous materials, and how to put out small fires (and when to know when it's small). we also watched them set things on fire in the church (where the class happens to be held in).

the class is pretty interesting so far, and i'd recommend it if you're interested in this sort of thing (aka paranoid like myself). the only downfall is that the class is from 6:30-9:30, which means dinner is late on tuesdays. tonight we ended up going to pomelo. we chose it because it's open til 10, and isn't too far from the class. it was also really delicious. you know how i know it was delicious? randall ate the tofu. that's how delicious it was.

The Daily Sabs

nerts don't get hurt, but they do get certified

don't set the church on fire