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The Federal Emergency Management Agency, using the model created
by the Los Angeles City Fire Department, began promoting nationwide
use of the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) concept in
1994. Since then, CERT’s have been established in
hundreds of communities.
CERT training promotes a partnering effort between emergency
services and the people that they serve. The goal is for
emergency personnel to train members of neighborhoods, community
organizations, or workplaces in basic response skills. CERT
members are then integrated into the emergency response capability
for their area.
If a disastrous event overwhelms or delays the community’s
professional response, CERT members can assist others by applying
the basic response and organizational skills that they learned
during training. These skill can help save and sustain
lives following a disaster until help arrives. CERT skills
also apply to daily emergencies.
CERT members maintain and refine their skills by participating
in exercises and activities. They can attend supplemental
training opportunities offered by the sponsoring agency and others
that further their skills base. Finally, CERT members can
volunteer for projects that improve community emergency preparedness.
CERT Training will teach participants to:
- Describe the types of hazards most likely to affect their
homes and communities.
- Describe the function of CERT and their roles in immediate
response.
- Take steps to prepare themselves for a disaster.
- Identify and reduce potential fire hazards in their homes
and workplaces.
- Work as a team to apply basic fire suppression strategies,
resources, and safety measures to extinguish a burning liquid.
- Apply techniques for opening airways, controlling bleeding,
and treating shock.
- Conduct triage under simulated conditions.
- Perform head-to-toe assessments.
- Select and set up a treatment area.
- Employ basic treatments for various wounds.
- Identify planning and size-up requirements for potential
search and rescue situations.
- Describe the most common techniques for searching a structure.
- Use safe techniques for debris removal and victim extrication.
- Describe ways to protect rescuers during search and rescue.
Target Audience
- Neighborhoods
- Businesses
- Communities of Faith
- Scouting Organizations
- School Staff / Students
- Clubs / Organizations
- Amateur Radio Emergency Services
CERT Rodeo
Follow this link to get information about a past rodeo.
http://www.naem.com/connection/articles1/portland.html
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