Skagit County Community Emergency Response Team Training begins in January.

How prepared are you for a major earthquake or a fire such as the one that ravaged Ventura, Sonoma and Napa Counties this year, with only minutes for many to escape their homes?

Emergency response training classes will be held on six Tuesdays and one Saturday beginning Jan. 9 at Shelter Bay Clubhouse, 1000 Shoshone Drive, La Conner.

Classes will cover disaster preparedness, fire suppression, disaster psychology, medical operations, terrorism and light search and rescue.

If you are willing to help rescue people and p...