Calcasieu Emergency Response Training Center

Due to the effects of Hurricane Laura, the Calcasieu Emergency Response Training Center is closed until further notice so that damage assessments and repairs can be made to the facility.

The Calcasieu Emergency Response Training Center is actively working to comply with the Sate of Louisiana Phase 1 re-opening mandates. All classes are cancelled through May 31, 2020.
We are working to determine the limitations that will affect the scheduling of classes based on classroom occupancy to meet the Phase 1 requirements.
Staff is meeting this week to work on the logistics of re-opening the facility and information will be released to clients as soon as those requirements are finalized.
The safety and well being of our staff and clients are of the utmost concern and we will work to provide a safe and sanitary training center to accommodate the needs of our industrial and municipal clients.

The safety and well-being of our staff and clients are of the utmost importance. The following memorandum details the cancellation of scheduled classes at CERTC. We will continue to monitor the situation and update clients if their scheduled classes will be affected.

MEMORANDUM

As of Monday, March 16, 2020, due to CoVID-19, the safety and well-being of our staff and clients, ALL Training Scheduled with the Calcasieu Emergency Response Training Center (CERTC), has been CANCELLED for the next two weeks.

ALL CANCELLATION Fees have been waived. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

The Department Heads for the Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness (OHSEP) and the Calcasieu Emergency Response Training Center (CERTC) will revisit this matter so that all clients with future open training scheduled will be updated.

Regards,

Richard “Dick” Gremillion, Director

Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness

First In Rescue Safety Training instructors work with the emergency response team from Ascend Performance Materials on night industrial burns at CERTC 2-18-2020.

Industrial fire brigade members from Arlanxeo participating in live fire burns 2-7-2019.

National Fire Academy Class F0379: Fire Investigation for First Responders will be held at CERTC on October 13 & 14, 2018. This is a free class to enhance the skills of firefighters that may conduct investigations at fire scenes.

Registration for the class is open at LSUFETI

www.lsu.edu

CERTC hosted FIRES Foundation and an awesome group of industrial firefighters from ENAP, Chile. June 18 through 22, 2018, 18 firefighter participated in classroom and hands on training to enhance skills for responding to industrial fires.

Una gran semana compartiendo en CERTC -Louisiana, con nuestros amigos de ENAP Chile. Un abrazo y feliz regreso al hogar. !Nos veremos pronto!

CERTC had the opportunity to host the Big Rig Rescue class two times at our facility. Instructor Billy Leach provided a vast array of knowledge and techniques to the attendees from SWLA. Mr. Leach passed away suddenly last night. He made a mark on emergency response services by providing information about unusual incidents we don't face every day. RIP Billy Leach.