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Ashland CERT to hold mock disaster training Saturday Posted Apr 20, 2018 at 5:47 PM Updated Apr 20, 2018 at 5:47 PM The Ashland Community Emergency Response Team will cap two weeks of training with a mock disaster incident and response, scheduled 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at 90 Mountain Ave.The staged event will be based on the response to an earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone.Trainees will work the scene to apply coursework skills, including disaster medical operations, fire suppression, hazardous response and search and rescue.Ashland's CERT program has trained more than 785 volunteers to be better prepared to survive a disaster, making Ashland's program one of the most successful in the nation. CERT has been mobilized 34 times for activities ranging from managing emergency shelters to evacuating residents during wildfires.See more information at www.ashlandcert.org . Most Popular Rauch fulfills dream in same-sex-couples 'Oklahoma!' Apr 19 at 2:01 AM Ashland magician Harry Anderson went on to TV success Apr 19 at 4:05 PM Pulitzer-winning play incubated in Ashland Apr 18 at 1:56 PM Four-man quarterback competition highlights SOU's spring practices Apr 16 at 9:33 PM Co-op buying land for possible expansion Apr 17 at 5:16 PM Chetco Bar fire salvage shrinks under new plan Apr 16 at 5:35 PM Letters to the Editor, April 14 Apr 14 at 2:01 AM Search ends for missing Ashland man Apr 17 at 6:33 PM Utility fee and bed tax increases to fund police Apr 18 at 7:38 PM Janis and Tina rock out in Talent Apr 17 at 7:18 PM City gives financial boost to affordable housing project Apr 20 at 9:13 AM Ashland's Ginny Cotton finishes in tie for fifth at tournament play in Eugene Apr 16 at 9:32 PM © Copyright 2006-2018 Rosebud Media LLC. All rights reserved. Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. DailyTidings.com ~ P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501