1. Bellevue Site Safety Summit
Introduction to CERT
April 13, 2017

2. DISASTER VS EMERGENCY Types: Natural, Technological, Intentional
Qualities of a Disaster:
Unexpected
Emergency personnel overwhelmed: 85,000/20
Lives, health, and the environment are endangered

3. Preparing for Disaster
Disaster planning doesn’t have to be
Complicated
Expensive
Time-consuming

4. Concentric circles of preparedness

5. Prepare in a Year

6. Have a plan Food and water for at least 2 weeks
Supplies: radio, flashlight, fire extinguisher
Evacuation and Transportation: home, work, school, place of worship
Meeting place and out-of-area contact
Important documents

7. Have Emergency Supplies Ready
Food and water Hygiene
Cooking equipment First Aid
Clothing and bedding Medication
Rescue equipment Tools

8. One Gallon of Water Per Person, Per Day

9. Go-bags for the Home and Car

10. Fire Extinguishers for Home and Car

11. Program designed to help neighborhoods prepare for disasters

12. Invite the Neighbors!
Get supplies and support from your OEM or the State
Define “neighborhood”
Print invitations
Personally invite neighbors
Post sign
Reminds folks
Marks meeting location

13. Your MYN Meeting “Shingle” 9 Steps – After Disaster
Neighborhood Gathering Site
Skills / Equipment Inventory
Neighborhood Mapping
Map and Contact List
Help / OK Cards
DVD
“Shingle”

14. Make a Map

15. Develop Contact List
Gather information from everyone in the neighborhood
even those who did not attend
Note assistance needs
frail elderly, disabled
homes with small children, pets
Distribute to everyone

16. Develop skills and supplies list
Use the shingle as a starting point
Get information from those who were not present at the meeting
Share the information with all neighbors

18. Community Emergency Response Team Training
CERT training uses a FEMA curriculum to help you prepare to help your household, your neighbors, and your community in the event of a disaster when emergency services are unable to reach you in a timely manner.

19. BOOK LEARNIN’

20. Search and Rescue

21. Fire Suppression

22. Medical Triage and Disaster First Aid

23. The Incident Command System

24. Other Topics Include
Terrorism and CERT
Disaster Psychology

25. Disaster Simulation Final Exam

26. Kirkland CERT #13

27. Emergency Coordination
Fire Police Public Works Volunteers: ARES King County OEM State EMD FEMA

28. Sheltering Shelter Supplies: ADA cots, vests, pet crates
Kirkland ARC Volunteer Shelter Team
Partner with
American Red Cross
American Humane Society
Local businesses
Local churches

29. Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)
Amateur Radio (ham radio) volunteers
Assist public safety agencies during disaster
Fill communications void left by downed telephone lines and power outages - quickly linking and coordinating relief efforts.
is integrated into the County and State Office of Emergency Management.
ARES responders perform a number of tasks
Back-Up Emergency Communications
Inter-Agency Communications - connection
Health and Welfare Information
In non-emergencies, ARES volunteers may assist local authorities by providing supplemental communications for various local events

30. Emergency Information
Subscribe to receive s regarding local news and alerts
Contact your city OEM
Emergency Information Hotline Contact your city OEM

31. More Emergency Information
Radio stations with emergency broadcasts:
NOAA
KIRO 710 AM or 97.3 FM/KOMO 1000 AM or 97.7 FM
Subscribe to receive s regarding local news and alerts