CERT BASIC TRAINING CONSISTS OF 20.5 hours of TRAINING INCLUDING A
MASS CASUALTY EXERCISE. The purpose of the Community Emergency
Response Team (CERT) BASIC TRAINING IS TO PROVIDE YOU WITH BASIC
SKILLS NECESSARY TO RESPOND TO YOUR COMMUNITY’s immediate needs in
the aftermath of a disaster when emergency services are not
immediately available. By working together, CERT members can assist in
saving lives and protecting property using the BASIC TECHNIQUES IN
THIS COURSE. The target audience for this course is individuals who
desire the skills and knowledge required to prepare for and respond to
a disaster. CERT BASIC TRAINING IS DESIGNED TO PREPARE YOU TO HELP
YOURSELF AND TO HELP OTHERS IN THE EVENT OF A CATASTROPHIC DISASTER.
Because emergency services personnel will not be able to help everyone
immediately, you can make a difference by using your CERT TRAINING TO
SAVE LIVES AND PROTECT PROPERTY. This TRAINING COVERS BASIC SKILLS
THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO KNOW IN A DISASTER WHEN EMERGENCY SERVICES ARE
NOT AVAILABLE. With TRAINING AND PRACTICE, and by working as a team,
you will be able to protect yourself and do the greatest good for the
greatest number after a disaster. Medical or EMT experience is not
required. Schedule: September 13: 6pm-9pmSeptember
14: 8am-5pmSeptember 15: 8am-3pmSeptember 22: 1pm-5pm. Course
completion and Disaster Simulation Snacks/Lunch: On your own –
suggest that you bring a bag lunch, however, there are several fast
food restaurants nearby. Refunds: Last minute cancellations limit
the opportunities for others to register. As such, refunds are only
available 7 or more days prior to the beginning of class.
PRE-REQUISITES The following two on-line FEMA Emergency Management
Institute courses must be successfully completed prior to the start of
BASIC CERT TRAINING ON SEPTEMBER 13. Please e-mail the certificate
link or a scan of the certificate to Bruce Morgenstern at
bjmorgenstern@comcast.net (preferred) or you may bring a copy of the
certificate to the first Basic CERT class. These courses are free
(note: you will be required to get a Student ID (SID) which also is
free). The courses are listed as 3 hours each in duration but, on
the average, students complete them in a little more than half that
time. 1. IS-100.C: Introduction to Incident Command System, ICS-100 2.
IS-700.B: National Incident Management System (NIMS) An Introduction
Overall Basic CERT Course ObjectivesUpon completing this course, the
participants should be able to: 1. Describe the types of hazards that
are most likely to affect their homes, workplaces, and neighborhoods
2. Take steps to prepare themselves and their families for a disaster
3. Describe the functions of CERTs and their role in the immediate
response. 4. Identify and reduce potential fire hazards in their
homes, workplaces, and neighborhoods 5. Work as a team to apply basic
fire suppression strategies, resources, and safety measures to
extinguish a pan fire. 6. Apply techniques for opening airways,
controlling excessive bleeding, and treating for shock 7. Conduct
triage under simulated disaster conditions. 8. Perform head-to-toe
patient assessments. 9. Select and set up a treatment area. 10. Employ
basic treatments for various injuries and apply splints to suspected
fractures and sprains. 11. Identify planning and size-up requirements
for potential search and rescue situations. 12. Describe the most
common techniques for searching a structure. 13. Work as a team to
apply safe techniques for debris removal and victim extrication. 14.
Describe ways to protect rescuers during search and rescue operations.
Describe the post-disaster emotional environment and the steps that
rescuers can take to relieve their own stressors and those of disaster
survivors. Describe CERT organization and documentation requirements.
In addition to the overall course objectives listed above, each unit
has specific objectives. Course outline: Unit – 1 Disaster
Preparedness– Introductions and Overview– Community Preparedness:
Roles and Responsibilities– Hazards and Their Potential Impact–
Impact on the Infrastructure– Home and Workplace Preparedness–
Reducing the Impact of Hazards Through Mitigation– CERT Disaster
Response– Protection for Disaster Workers– Additional Training for
CERTs– Unit Summary Unit – 2 Fire Safety and Utility Controls–
Introduction and Unit Overview– Fire Chemistry– Fire and Utility
Hazards– CERT Sizeup– Fire Sizeup Considerations– Firefighting
Resources– Fire Suppression Safety– Hazardous Materials–
Exercise: Suppressing Small Fires– Unit Summary Unit – 3 Disaster
Medical Operations — Part 1– Introduction and Unit Overview–
Treating Life-Threatening Conditions– Triage– Unit Summary Unit
– 4 Disaster Medical Operations — Part 2– Introduction and Unit
Overview– Public Health Considerations– Functions of Disaster
Medical Operations– Establishing Medical Treatment Areas–
Conducting Head-to-Toe Assessments– Treating Burns– Wound Care–
Treating Fractures, Dislocations, Sprains, and Strains– Nasal
Injuries– Treating Cold-Related Injuries– Treating Heat-Related
Injuries– Bites and Stings– Unit Summary Unit – 5 Light Search
and Rescue Operations– Introduction and Unit Overview– Safety
During Search and Rescue Operations– Conducting Interior and
Exterior Search Operations– Conducting Rescue Operations– Unit
Summary Unit – 6 CERT Organization– Introduction and Unit
Overview– CERT Organization– CERT Mobilization– Documentation–
Activity: ICS Functions– Activity: Tabletop Exercise– Unit Summary
Unit – 7 Disaster Psychology– Introduction and Unit Overview–
Disaster Trauma– Team Well-Being– Working with Survivors’
Trauma– Unit Summary Unit – 8 Terrorism and CERT– Introduction
and Unit Overview– What Is Terrorism?– Terrorist Targets–
Terrorist Weapons– CBRNE Indicators– Preparing at Home, Work, and
in Your Neighborhood– CERTs and Terrorist Incidents– Activity:
Applying CERT Principles to a Suspected Terrorist Incident– Unit
Summary Unit – 9 Functional Needs, Course Review, Final Exam, and
Disaster Simulation– Introduction and Unit Overview– Course
Review– Final Exam– Disaster SimulationExercise Critique and
Summary Course dates/times/content subject to change. Changes will be
made on this post. You must complete all pre-requisites and all units
to receive your Certificate of Completion. Questions? Contact Bruce
Morgenstern. We look forward to having you! Be Prepared. Have a Plan.
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