Mid-South District Lutheran Early Response will provide Lutheran Early Response Team (LERT) Basic Chainsaw training (classroom) Thursday, June 27, 2024. Training will be held at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 1101 Hudson Rd, Rogers, AR, with hands on training Friday, June 28th, 2024 at Faith Lutheran Church 1602 NW 12th Street, Bentonville, AR 72712. The chainsaw training serves to increase our dedicated LERT volunteer’s capabilities to help those who haven’t the means or skills to perform this dangerous work following a disaster. We want to equip LERT members with the ability to provide this service safely and efficiently.
Lunch is provided on Friday. Bottled water will be furnished at the site.
You must have previously completed the LERT basic training class to participate in this class.
During the training, you will learn the following:
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Safe operation of a chainsaw
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Personal protective equipment (PPE)
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Injury prevention
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How to buck and limb fallen trees
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How to clear debris in a safe and beneficial manner
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Those age of 14 - 17 may attend the classroom portion and become a dragger but will not be able to become a puller or chainsaw operator until they have reached the age of 18.
The evening session is classroom lecture. All LERT qualified volunteers are invited to attend.
The morning session is hands-on with a saw. The evening session must be attended to participate.
To be authorized to use a chainsaw on LERT disaster responses as an LCMS LERT Chainsaw Operator, you must attend BOTH the classroom and "hands-on" sessions.
Morning hands-on participants should bring, if they have:
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Chainsaw, bar oil, gas-oil or synthetic fuel mix
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Chaps and other Personal Protective Equipment (helmet, eye protection, gloves, steel-toed boots)
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Participants must wear steel-toed work boots. Tennis shoes or sandals/flip-flops are not allowed in the afternoon session.
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Outdoor work clothes and boots appropriate for the weather at the time. Shorts not allowed.
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Some chainsaws and PPE will be available for training if you do not have your own.
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Those that are under the age of 18 will not be allowed to operate a chainsaw.
Training Costs:
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Training costs will be covered by Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Donations may be made at the time of training (payable to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church).
If financial assistance is needed with Personal Protection Equipment (PPE), please contact Pastor Longman at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.
