Klamath County C.E.R.T.
Community Emergency Response Team
Training Areas
Every team needs training. To be better prepared, to be safer and to have a better knowledge and understanding. That is why our team has a training meeting every month to stay sharp and to not forget what we have learned. It is not just enough that we have the class and renew every two years, we have to keep that knowledge fresh. Below are some of the ares we train in;
Disaster Preparedness
Unit Objectives
●Identify roles and responsibilities for community preparedness
●Describe types of hazards that affect community, people, health, and infrastructure
●Undertake personal and organizational preparedness actions
●Describe functions of CERTs
Fire Supression
Unit Objectives
●Explain role of CERTs in fire safety
●Identify and reduce potential fire and utility risks
●Describe CERT sizeup process
●Conduct basic sizeup for a fire emergency
●Explain basic safety precautions
●Identify hazardous materials
Extinguish small fires using a fire extinguisher
C.E.R.T. Organization
Unit Objectives
●Describe the CERT structure
●Identify how CERTs interrelate with ICS
●Explain documentation requirements
Disaster Psychology
Unit Objectives
•Describe disaster and post-disaster emotional environment for victims and rescuers
•Describe steps rescuers can take to relieve their own stress and that of other survivors
Light Search and Rescue
Unit Objectives
●Identify sizeup requirements
●Describe most common search techniques
●Use safe techniques for debris removal
●Use safe techniques for victim extrication
●Describe ways to protect rescuers
Disaster Medical Operations
Unit Objectives
●Apply techniques for opening airway, controlling bleeding, and treating for shock
●Conduct triage under simulated disaster conditions
●Perform head-to-toe patient assessments
●Establish a treatment area
●Apply splints to suspected fractures and sprains
●Employ basic treatments for other injuries
Terrorism
Unit Objectives
●Define terrorism
●Identify potential targets in the community
●Identify the eight signs of terrorism
●Identify CERT operating procedures for a terrorist incident
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Describe the actions to take following a suspected terrorist incident
Animal Response
Unit Objectives
•Explain why animal issues are an important consideration in emergency management
•Demonstrate knowledge of animal-related emergency management functions
•Explain emergency preparedness for animal owners
•Describe general guidelines for handling animals
Disaster Mitigation
Learn what to look for before a disaster happens to be safer. After a disaster learn to identify the damage and how it can be dealt with.
Hazards
We have many hazards in our area of the globe. Learn what they are and how to react to them if one of these hazards occurs.
Crowd Management
Crowd control is essential when it comes to emergency services doing their jobs. In this aspect it is our job to keep crowds back and keep them safe to a point while emergency crews do their job.
Traffic Management
Traffic control is essential when it comes to emergency services doing their jobs on the road. In this aspect it is our job to keep traffic moving or to divert traffic away from an incident while emergency crews do their job.
If you wish, you can take the test online to better prepare yourself to be a part of CERT. NOTE that you will still have to take the class for the hands-on training to complete the course.