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Ashland CERT to hold mock disaster training Saturday Posted Apr 20, 2018 at 11:47 AM Updated Apr 20, 2018 at 2:09 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 Overdose antidote to be given away Wednesday Apr 16 at 2:01 AM Makerspace coming to Central Point Apr 18 at 11:27 AM Update: Teen's name released in fatal crash Apr 16 at 10:16 AM Police: Cat killed during fight between couple Apr 19 at 6:36 PM Democrats in turmoil Apr 17 at 8:17 AM A long view of home Apr 19 at 6:56 PM Ashland magician Harry Anderson went on to TV success Apr 18 at 5:42 PM Medford School District proposes 33 new positions Apr 19 at 7:18 AM Johnson boogies to fast time in women's Pear win Apr 14 at 6:37 PM Grants Pass man to appear on 'American Murder Mystery' Apr 16 at 9:56 AM Airwaves auction means headaches for local TV Apr 17 at 8:16 AM Earl Winfield "Bud" Lininger Apr 15 at 2:00 AM © Copyright 2006-2018 Rosebud Media LLC. All rights reserved. Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com ~ P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501