The Morongo Basin Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will be holding its first training class of 2016 starting on March 2, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Under the direction of the San Bernardino County Fire Department, the CERT program teaches the community members how to help themselves and their neighbors in the event of an emergency such as fires, floods and earthquakes. The class is free of charge and participants must be at least 18 years of age. The classes will be held at the Center for Healthy Generations at 57121 Sunnyslope Dr., Yucca Valley. For more information, check out their Facebook page or sign up with Carl Angdahl at 760-365-4424.