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CERT The Game
Preparedness Fire Safety Medical Search/Rescue Team/Psychology
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1 Gallon per Person Per Day
How Much Water Should You Store ?
Exit Drills In The
Home
What it Operation E.D.I.T.H
Smoke Detector
Escape Route
Bedroom
Family Room
Kitchen
Dining Room
Bath
Living Room
Bedroom
MEET
HERE
72 Hours Worth
How Many Days Supply Should You Have ?
Natural, Man Made and
Technological
What are 3 Types of
Disasters ?
Gloves, Goggles, Mask, Helmet,
and Boots.
What is the Minimum Safety
Equipment ?
An Interior Room With few
Windows, Water and a Toilet and
can be Sealed off Quickly
What makes a good Safe
Room ?
When Tuned To it, it Will Advise You
What To Do In An Emergency
What Is The Emergency Alert System ?
Before It Strikes !
When Should You Prepare For A
Disaster ?
Assigns Responsibility, Sets Lines of
Authority, Describes How People and
Property Will Be Protected, Identifies
Personnel, Equipment, Facilities, Supplies
and Resources.
What Is The Emergency Operation Plan ?
Heat, Fuel, Oxygen
What Are The Parts Of The Fire Triangle ?
Class A, B, C, D
What Are The Classes Of Fire and or
Extinguishers ?
Tangles Of Electrical Cords or Overloaded
Electrical Outlets
What Is The Electrical Octopus ?
A Continual Nine Step Process That Enables
Responders To Make Decisions and Respond
Appropriately In The Areas Of Greatest Need .
What Is Size-Up ?
Limit, Isolate, Eliminate, Separate.
What Does The Acronym LIES Stand For ?
Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
What Does The Acronym PASS Stand For ?
Portable fire extinguishers, Wet standpipes,
Confinement And “Creative”
What Are The CERT Fire Fighting Resources ?
Corrode other materials
Explode or are easily ignited
React strongly with water
Are unstable when exposed to heat or
shock
Are toxic to humans, animals, or the
environment
What Are Hazardous Materials ?
Isolate, Evacuate, Limit Entry and Report
What Should CERT Teams Do In Haz-Mat
Situations ?
Airway
obstruction

Excessive bleeding

Shock
What Are The Three Killers ?
•Direct Pressure Method
• Elevation of limb
• Use of Pressure Points
What Are The Three Methods of Bleeding
Control ?
A Disorder Resulting From Ineffective
Circulation Of The Blood.
What Is Shock ?
A Process Where Victims Are Evaluated and Sorted
By Urgency Of Treatment Needed
What Is Triage ?
Walking Wounded
Delayed
Immediate
Dead
What Are The Four Categories of Triage ?
Wash hands frequently using soap and water.
Wear latex gloves; change or disinfect after
each patient.
Wear a mask and goggles.
Keep dressings sterile.
Avoid contact with body fluids.
What are Some Steps To
Maintain Hygiene ?
In a safe area.
Close to (but upwind and uphill from) the
hazard.
Accessible by transportation vehicles.
Expandable
Where Should A Treatment Area Be ?
Bruising
Swelling
Severe pain
Disfigurement
What Are Some Indicators Of Injury ?
First degree
Second degree
Third degree
What Are The Classifications Of Burns ?
Locating
victims.
Documenting
location.
What Is Searching ?
Rescue greatest number in shortest amount of
time
Rescue lightly trapped victims first
What Are The Goals Of Search And Rescue ?
Time of event and day of week.
Type of structure.
Construction type.
Weather.
Hazards.
What Are Some Important Facts That Need To Be
Gathered During Size-Up
Look For Kings Rows And Support Plates
How Do You Identify A Un-Reinforced Masonry
Building ?
Pancake
Lean-to
V
Individual
What Are 4 Types Of Voids ?
Any Space a Person May Take Shelter For Safety
During An Event.
What Is An Individual Void ?
Know your limitations
Follow safety procedures.
Remove debris by: Leveraging, Cribbing.
What Is Creating A Safe Environment ?
Pieces Of Wood That Are Similar In Size And
Shape Stacked In Layers Of Two To Support An
Object.
What Is Box Cribbing ?
Self-removal or assist.
Lifts and drags.
What Are Two Types Of Victim Removal ?
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Ensure safety of disaster workers

Provide clear leadership for rescuers

Improve effectiveness of rescue efforts
What Is The Purpose Of On-Scene Management ?
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“To reduce the human and material
loss from disasters by providing our
residents with training in preparation and
response”
What Is The Basic Premise Of CERT ?
Command
Operations
Logistics
Planning
Administration
What Are The Five Functional
Areas Of The Incident
Command System ?
•Impact
• Inventory
•Rescue
• Recovery
What Are The 4 Phases Of Dealing With A
Disaster ?
I Need To Ask Myself “Is it safe for CERT
members to attempt a particular task?”
What Is the first decision that CERT leaders must
always ask ?
Carefully
How do we
approach people
after a disaster?
Situation Status
Incident Locations
Access Routes
Identified Hazards
Support Locations
What Should The Command Post Document ?
Establish
rapport

Listen

Empathize
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Provide confidentiality
How Do We Help Survivors Deal With Stress?
Make disaster plans together
 Ensure everyone understands CERT
 Include everyone in the household
How Do You Reduce Disaster
Stress In Your Family ?