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Rescuing trapped people from buildings, extinguishing fires, applying first aid, and shutting off gas and electrical lines were just a few of the things MSU faculty and students learned alongside MSU police and the East Lansing Fire Department.
The Community Emergency Response Team, or CERT, training program is a way for everyday people to learn how prepare for disasters, ranging from terrorist attacks to tornadoes.
"I'm one of those people who is afraid of what I don't know," said Jacque Shoppell, an MSU employee and East Lansing resident.
Participating in the four-day program, along with about 70 other people, was a way for Shoppell to be better prepared in case emergencies occur anywhere.
Armed with goggles, helmets, flashlights, face masks and first aid kits, in East Lansing's Fire Station 1 on Wednesday, the teams ran through a tornado scenario where they had to extinguish a fire and rescue people trapped in a building, MSU police Lt.