1. Disaster Preparedness
CERT Basic Training Course (Community Emergency Response Team)
Disaster Preparedness
Unit 9- Review and Exam

2. CERT Course Overview
It starts with you and your family to prepare before an emergency
It’s a TEAM concept – one person alone cannot work well in a disaster
Both knowledge and skills are needed to succeed
(Manual pages 7 to 9)
CERT Basic Training
Unit 9: Review and Exam 1

3. CERT Course Overview-Unit 1
Disaster Awareness
Community Preparedness
Personal and Family Actions
CERT Overview
CERT Basic Training
Unit 9: Review and Exam 2

4. CERT Course Overview-Unit 2
Fire Suppression with extinguisher
Utility Control
Hazardous Materials
CERT Basic Training
Unit 9: Review and Exam 3

5. CERT Course Overview-Unit 3
Disaster Medicine
Life–threatening conditions (Airway, Bleeding, Shock)
40% of 400,000 deaths in 1976 China Quake (like SF 1906) could have been saved by disaster medicine!
CERT Basic Training
Unit 9: Review and Exam 4

6. CERT Course Overview-Unit 4
Disaster Medical Operations
Triage to determine who needs help the most
Head-to-Toe Assessment
Medical Treatment Area
CERT Basic Training
Unit 9: Review and Exam 5

7. CERT Course Overview-Unit 5
Building construction types
Degrees of damage and safety
Light Search & Rescue
CERT Basic Training
Unit 9: Review and Exam 6

8. CERT Course Overview-Unit 6
Disaster Management (national standard)
CERT Organization
Table Top Exercise
Fire Dept
Team Leader
CERT Basic Training
Unit 9: Review and Exam 7

9. NIMS Compliance ICS part of National Incident Management System
CERT should complete
IS-100.a: Introduction to ICS
IS-700.b: Introduction to NIMS
Website:
(Manual pg 6-10)
CERT Basic Training
Unit 9: Review and Exam 8

10. CERT Course Overview-Unit 7
Disaster Psychology
Disaster Trauma
CERT team well-being
CERT Basic Training
Unit 9: Review and Exam 9

11. CERT Course Overview-Unit 8
Terrorism Indicators
Terrorism and CERT
Possible terrorism is STOP sign for CERT!
CERT Basic Training
Unit 9: Review and Exam 10

12. Ready for Final Exam? Written Practical exercises
Read all 4 choices; one best answer
Use pencil; circle letter of answer choice
Closed book, unless instructor changes
Practical exercises
Work in squad teams
Use full PPE
Rotate through stations
CERT Basic Training
Unit 9: Review and Exam

13. Disaster Service Worker
Swear or Affirm allegiance to State to respond in a disaster, if available and able
CA provides Worker’s Compensation if injured while performing assigned duties during a disaster
Listed in Office of Emergency Services Database (Valid for 5 years)
CERT Basic Training
Unit 9: Review and Exam

14. What’s Next For YOU Congratulations – you have completed
FEMA CERT Basic Training Program
Find a Team or become a Team Leader
CERT recertification in 5 years Requires minimum of 25 hrs (5 hr/yr) of continuing education/training activity
CERT Basic Training
Unit 9: Review and Exam

15. CERT Auxiliary SantaCruzCountyCERT.org
501 c3 Public Benefit Non-profit Corporation
Develop and sustain CERT programs
Assist new Teams and connect Teams & people throughout Santa Cruz County
Funding through grants and donations
Started January 2015
All-volunteers / Working Group meets monthly
Offers additional training and programs, liability insurance, insurance for injury while training, Team accounting and banking service, low cost software and hardware through TechSoup
CERT Basic Training
Unit 9: Review and Exam

16. Additional Training for CERTs
Advanced first aid
Animal issues in disasters
Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
Community relations
CPR skills
Debris removal
Utilities control
Donations management
Shelter management
Special needs concerns
Traffic/crowd control
Online courses
(see Manual pg 1-38 ADD FEMA IS-317 Intro to CERT)
CERT Basic Training
Unit 9: Review and Exam

17. Disaster Preparedness
CERT Basic Training Course (Community Emergency Response Team)
Disaster Preparedness
How we serve is the real final exam!