FEMA and CERT Training ResourcesFEMA's Emergency Management Institute (EMI) offers a wide range of free online Independent Study (IS) courses on emergency management, which are self-paced and available to anyone. These include foundational topics like incident command systems and national incident management, ideal for embedding links or videos on your site.

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A key one is IS-317: Introduction to Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT), which provides an overview of CERT principles and can be completed online before or during in-person training.

Access the full course list at https://training.fema.gov/is/crslist.aspx, where you can find certificates upon completion.

For CERT-specific materials, the CERT Basic Training Participant Manual is a free downloadable PDF covering disaster response skills like team organization and light search and rescue: https://www.ready.gov/sites/default/files/2019.CERT_.Basic_.PM_FINAL_508c.pdf.

Additionally, Ready.gov hosts free CERT resources and videos for community preparedness.

First Aid and FEMA-Related CoursesWhile FEMA doesn't offer a dedicated first aid course, their free IS courses include related topics like IS-100.c: Introduction to the Incident Command System and IS-700.b: An Introduction to the National Incident Management System, which touch on emergency response basics.

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The American Red Cross provides free disaster relief training resources, including online modules on preparedness that can incorporate first aid elements; check their disaster training page for embeddable content: https://www.redcross.org/take-a-class/disaster-training.

For broader first aid, Alison offers free online courses like "First Aid: Basic Life Support" with videos and certificates: https://alison.com/courses/health.

Khan Academy's Health and Medicine section includes free video lessons on basic medical responses: https://www.khanacademy.org/science/health-and-medicine.

EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) Training Videos and CoursesFull EMT certification requires in-person components, but free introductory videos and resources are abundant. The EMTprep YouTube channel offers a collection of free videos on AEMT, EMT, and paramedic skills to prepare for exams: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpXn4ToUsD7OmjjH-bmaBjg.

"Watch These 11 Minutes To PASS EMT Class" is a concise free YouTube video covering BLS and accelerated EMT basics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi4aWvRxeG4.

The Paramedic Coach YouTube channel provides free EMS education videos, including NREMT tips: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6Pkyjskf0E8L8i_xpdsAmQ.

Coursera's "Become an EMT" specialization is free to audit, with videos on patient care and time-sensitive diseases: https://www.coursera.org/specializations/become-an-emt.

For more, Elite EMT Academy has free EMS educational videos on skills like oxygen administration: https://eliteemtacademy.com/ems-educational-videos.

First Responder Training Courses and VideosThe National Fire Academy offers free online self-study courses for fire and emergency services, covering topics like safety and operations: https://www.usfa.fema.gov/nfa/courses/online/self-study.html.

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The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) provides dozens of free online courses and webinars on health, safety, and preparedness for volunteer first responders: https://www.nvfc.org/free-training-resources-for-volunteer-first-responders/.

Responder Safety Learning Network delivers free 24/7 online training on roadway incident response: https://learning.respondersafety.com/Training/All-Programs.aspx.

The Alzheimer's Association offers a free online course, "Approaching Alzheimer's: First Responder Training," with videos on handling calls involving dementia: https://www.alz.org/professionals/first-responders.

Class Central lists over 1,850 free first responder courses from various providers: https://www.classcentral.com/tag/first-responder.

CSX provides free online training videos for emergency personnel on railroad incidents: https://www.csx.com/index.cfm/about-us/safety/community/emergency-responder-training-and-education/.

Medical Training Courses and VideosOpenMD curates 25 top sites for free medical videos, including Khan Academy and MEDtube for clinical topics: https://openmd.com/directory/medical-videos.

Alison has free healthcare courses with videos, such as "Diploma in Healthcare" covering diagnosis and treatment: https://alison.com/tag/healthcare.

Khan Academy's free health and medicine videos explain human anatomy and emergency responses: https://www.khanacademy.org/science/health-and-medicine.

MEDtube offers free emergency medicine videos on trauma and critical care: https://medtube.net/emergency-medicine.

Coursera features free-to-audit medical courses like "Medical Terminology" from Rice University: https://www.coursera.org/courses?query=medical.

Harvard University provides some free health courses with videos on topics like strength and balance: https://pll.harvard.edu/subject/health-medicine.

A YouTube playlist "Learn Health Care for Free" includes diploma-level nutrition and human health videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfqgOEAL4jgLPr3wcmg4IwrwlesXQ5pHo.

Civil Defense Training Videos and CoursesThe Civil Defense Association offers a growing library of free online courses based on decades of research, covering skills like preparedness strategies: https://tacda.org/.

FEMA's National Emergency Training Center provides free videos and courses on emergency management, including a welcome tour video: https://training.fema.gov/emicourses/femavideo.aspx.

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"Learn the Basics of Emergency Preparedness and Planning" is a free YouTube video from a civil defense perspective: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snfINuSqgKo.

The Department of Homeland Security lists free training resources for first responders, including civil defense topics: https://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology/frg-training.

The Center for Development of Security Excellence (CDSE) offers free eLearning courses on security and defense, such as counterintelligence and operations security: https://www.cdse.edu/Training/eLearning/.

New York State's Citizen Preparedness Corps has free online training videos on disaster readiness: https://www.dhses.ny.gov/citizen-preparedness-corps.

UNITAR provides free open courses on topics like disaster risk reduction, which align with civil defense: https://unitar.org/free-and-open-courses.