BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) -- Community Emergency Response Team classes begin Thursday, September 4th at Station 3 of the Beckley Fire Department.

The classes are designed to help everyday people deal with devastating disasters.

Captain Chris Graham is in charge of the classes.

He said there is a huge benefit to obtaining this knowledge.

"I think it's a very good benefit for anybody who takes it because it is geared towards more natural disasters, like widespread disasters. When I teach it to high school age kids I ask 'what if you pulled out of the parking lot and had a car wreck?' That's a very personal disaster. A house fire, it's a very personal disaster, but if you know how to mitigate those hazards and how to deal with them it helps everybody." said Captain Graham.

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