1. Team Organization

2. CERT Organization  Describe the CERT organization.  Identify how CERTs interrelate with ICS.  Explain the Incident Command system.  Explain documentation requirements.

3. CERT and the ICS

4. CERT Structure CERT Command Structure Operations Section Chief Fire Suppression Group Leader Search and Rescue Group Leader Medical Group Leader Fire Suppression Team A Fire Suppression Team B Fire Suppression Team C Staging Area S & R Team A S & R Team B S & R Team C Triage Team Treatment Team Morgue Team

5.  T HE D ISASTER O CCURS : It’s a Sunday afternoon in early May. An F-4 Tornado has ripped through Lucas County and has devastated your neighborhood. Team Organization Scenario

6. An F-4 Tornado has struck your community

7.  CERT Members take care of their own and then rally to the staging area.  As the members are rallying, they should do a general size-up and assessment of the conditions in their neighborhood. Team Organization Scenario

8. You observe downed utilities & initial citizen response.

9. KEY  CERT Teams must have an Emergency Plan and must practice that plan. KEY  A general Scene Size-Up and Assessment are vital to prioritize needs. Team Organization Key Points

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11.  The first CERT member at the Staging Area is to be the Incident Commander.  The Incident Commander splits the CERT members into teams and assigns them jobs based on the assessment they bring to the rallying point. Team Organization Scenario

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13. KEY  The first CERT member at the staging area is to be the Incident Commander. Their role is to gather and prioritize the needs assessments and assign jobs to the members. Team Organization Key Points

14.  Another group of CERT members arrives at the Staging Area and must determine if they are the first ones there or if they arrived late and need to determine what to do on their own.  HINT: Have a Plan!!! Post something to let others know where you are and what you’re doing. (Map of the Neighborhood.) Team Organization Scenario

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16.  The Yellow Team has approached a house where a family of four lives. There are no signs of anyone in or around the house. Team Organization Scenario

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19.  The Yellow Team decides on an Incident Commander.  The Incident Commander splits the remaining members into groups of two (Buddy System) Team A & Team B. Team Organization Scenario

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21. KEY  Each incident scene should have an Incident Commander. KEY  Safety of the CERT Members is the #1 priority. Working in the Buddy System is mandatory. Team Organization Key Points

22. Role of the Incident Commander  Maintain safety of disaster workers.  Provide clear leadership and organizational structure.  Determines an overall strategy.  Deploys resources effectively.  Documents actions and results.

23.  The Incident Commander assigns the Yellow Team-A to do a perimeter Size- up. Team Organization Scenario

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25. KEY  A Scene Size-Up must be completed prior to assigning any other tasks. SAFETY! SAFETY! SAFETY! Team Organization Key Points

26.  The Yellow Team-A reports back to the Incident Commander that there are no additional signs of life and no indications of safety issues.  The house has moderate structural damage. Team Organization Scenario

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28.  Following the initial size-up and report of no safety issues, both Yellow Teams are assigned Search & Rescue.  The teams initially look in the windows and knock on the door. Team Organization Scenario

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30. KEY  Role of Search & Rescue is to get in find, triage, move on until all victims found and then to treat and evacuate the most critical. Team Organization Key Points

31.  As the Yellow Teams advance to begin their Search & Rescue, the Blue Team leaves the staging area and comes to the scene. Team Organization Scenario

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33.  The Blue Team reports in to the Incident Commander and then receives their assignments. Team Organization Scenario

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35. KEY  Each new CERT Member(s) reporting on scene must report into the Incident Commander and receives their assignments. Team Organization Key Points

36.  The Yellow Teams report that no one answers the door, nothing is observed.  A decision must be made whether to proceed into the house and further complete a Search. THE DECISION IS TO PROCEED! Team Organization Scenario

37.  Prior to advancing into the structure, a “Voice Triage” should take place where you identify yourselves and call to any victims who can escape under their own power.  If two teams are going into the structure to do Search & Rescue, one team should go right and the other one to the left.

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39.  The Blue Team is divided into 2-man teams based on the Buddy System.  One of the individuals from the BlueTeam is assigned to be a Command Aide/Scribe and responsible for documentation. Team Organization Scenario

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41. KEY  Document everything you do, see, observe for safety purposes and ease of information transfer. KEY  Accountability of personnel must be a major responsibility of the Command Aide/Scribe. Team Organization Key Points

42. Responsibilities for Documentation  Provide command post with ongoing information.  Document incident status.  Incident locations  Access routes  Identified hazards  Support locations  # of victims and status

43.  Blue Team-A is assigned Reconnaissance.  The Incident Commander decides to hold back the Blue Team-B until Blue Team- A reports back with the Recon information. Team Organization Scenario

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46. KEY  Role of Reconnaissance is to get in, gather information and report back as quickly as possible. KEY  Incident Command must have information to make decisions. Needs to know what’s happening on the inside. Team Organization Key Points

47.  Blue Team-A reports back to Incident Commander following Recon mission.  Meanwhile, the Green Team completes its initial assignment and moves to aid the Yellow Team, reporting to the Incident Commander. Team Organization Scenario

48. House was empty. Little structure damage. No hazards.

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50. Team Organization Scenario  Blue Team-A reports recon information and conditions to the Incident Commander.  A light Natural Gas odor was smelled in the kitchen and back bedroom. Yellow Team-A reported smelling the gas as well, and that they shut off the gas leading to the stove.

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52.  Based on recon information, the Incident Commander has a better understanding of what’s going on.  Incident Command divides Green Team into 2-man teams and assigns one Green member to be the Treatment Captain.  Incident Command assigns Blue Team-B to complete Search & Rescue on victim in bedroom #1 on the left side of house. Team Organization Scenario

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54.  Incident Command assigns Green Team-A to shut off the gas at the meter.  The Green captain assigns Green Team-B to set up treatment and begin treatment when victims are evacuated.  Blue Team-A complete with recon assignment receives another assignment to assist interior teams with rescue. Team Organization Scenario

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56. KEY  Upon completion of each assignment, a team must check in with Incident Command for Accountability purposes, and to receive further assignments. Team Organization Key Points

57.  Green Team-A successfully shuts off the gas at the meter.  Blue Team-B evacuates Victim #1 to the Treatment Area.  Blue Scribe and Treatment Captain move to obtain information regarding the victim and continue documenting. Team Organization Scenario

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59.  And the scenario would unfold until all viable victims are safely out of the house and in the Treatment Area, and all CERT teams are accounted for.  Other things that could happen……… Team Organization Scenario

60. Heavy Structural Damage

61. Heavy Structural damage. Turned off utilities. No signs of life.

62. Tool Shed Fire

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67. KEY  Non-viable victims should be left where you find them. Cover them for discretion sake. Team Organization Key Points

68.  Professional Responders arrive on scene.  Incident Commander informs them immediately as to what has transpired including: # of victims – viable and non-viable Extent of injuries Completed tasks  Be prepared to stand down or given further assignments. Team Organization Scenario

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71. KEY  Throughout the incident and at the conclusion, make sure of your CERT Teams Accountability! Team Organization Key Points

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73. CRITIQUE / EVALUATION Team Organization Scenario