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    This document provides guidance and checklists for a CERT team responding to an emergency situation. It includes: 1) An equipment checklist for CERT teams and guidelines for home safety checks before responding. 2) Information on water purification methods, triage procedures and guidelines, and operating fire extinguishers. 3) Instructions for identifying and responding safely to hazardous materials, including utility shut-off procedures. 4) Details on search and rescue techniques like physical searches of buildings and using cribbing for stabilization or leverage.

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    This document provides guidance and checklists for a CERT team responding to an emergency situation. It includes: 1) An equipment checklist for CERT teams and guidelines for home safety checks before responding. 2) Information on water purification methods, triage procedures and guidelines, and operating fire extinguishers. 3) Instructions for identifying and responding safely to hazardous materials, including utility shut-off procedures. 4) Details on search and rescue techniques like physical searches of buildings and using cribbing for stabilization or leverage.

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    This document provides guidance and checklists for a CERT team responding to an emergency situation. It includes: 1) An equipment checklist for CERT teams and guidelines for home safety checks before responding. 2) Information on water purification methods, triage procedures and guidelines, and operating fire extinguishers. 3) Instructions for identifying and responding safely to hazardous materials, including utility shut-off procedures. 4) Details on search and rescue techniques like physical searches of buildings and using cribbing for stabilization or leverage.

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    This document provides guidance and checklists for a CERT team responding to an emergency situation. It includes: 1) An equipment checklist for CERT teams and guidelines for home safety checks before responding. 2) Information on water purification methods, triage procedures and guidelines, and operating fire extinguishers. 3) Instructions for identifying and responding safely to hazardous materials, including utility shut-off procedures. 4) Details on search and rescue techniques like physical searches of buildings and using cribbing for stabilization or leverage.

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    CERT Team Field Operating Guide

    Name _________________________________ Team _________________________________________ Team Leader _______________________________ Leader Phone ______________________________ EOC: __________________________________________ Staging Area:

    Table of Contents
    Equipment Checklist Home Checklist Water Purification Triage Flow Chart Triage Guide Fire Extinguishers Utility Shut-offs Identifying HAZMAT HAZMATs in Transit HAZMAT Procedure Physical Search Box Cribbing Cribbing Operation 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

    CERT Equipment Checklist


    CERT Bag Water-2 bottles per S&R team Non-perishable food Water purification tablets Leather work gloves Goggles Dust masks Flashlight Batteries/extra bulbs Secondary flashlight/light sticks Note pads Markers Pens Duct tape Masking tape (2) Scissors Crescent wrench First aid kit Orange spray paint Triage tape Utility knife

    Before you leave your home...


    Check family to ensure safety Inspect house for damage Inspect utilities and secure as needed Call out-of-state contact at ________________ Get family disaster supplies

    Water Purification
    Water can be purified by three methods- heat, filtration and chemical treatment. All pathogens can be killed by boiling water for 10 minutes. For filtration and chemical treatment, use the following charts as guides. Pathogen Giardia and ameoba cysts Enteric bacteria Cryptosporidium Parasitic eggs and larvae Maximum Filter Pore Size 5 microns 0.2 to 0.5 microns 3 microns 20 to 30 microns
    Clear Water Cloudy Water
    (4ppm) 2 drops/qt. 8 drops/gal

    Chemical
    Sodium Chlorine (household bleach - 5.25% ,unscented) shake/stir, let stand for 30 minutes before using

    (8ppm) 4 drops/qt.
    16 drops/gal

    START TRIAGE
    Voice Triage - Remove Walking Wounded - Use Volunteers START WHERE YOU STAND

    IS PERSON BREATHING?
    NO YES

    POSITION AIRWAY NO TRY AGAIN NO DEAD YES IMMEDIATE

    RATE OF BREATHING More than 30/Min IMMEDIATE Less than 30/Min

    PERFORM BLANCH TEST


    REFILL GREATER THAN 2 SECONDS

    REFILL LESS THAN 2 SECONDS

    CONTROL BLEEDING

    IMMEDIATE

    CHECK MENTAL STATUS


    FAILS TO FOLLOW SIMPLE COMMANDS FOLLOWS SIMPLE COMMANDS

    IMMEDIATE

    DELAY

    Triage in a Disaster Environment


    Triage, like other disaster response efforts, begins with size-up. The general procedure for triage in a disaster environment is as follows:
    Stop, Look, Listen, and Think. Before you start, stop and size up the situation by looking around you and listening. Above all, THINK about how you will approach the task at hand. Continue to size up the situation as you work. Conduct Voice Triage. Begin with voice triage, calling out something like, Emergency Response Team. If you can walk, come to the sound of my voice. Instruct those survivors who are ambulatory to remain at a designated location, and continue with the triage operation. Follow a Systematic Route. Start with victims closest to you and work outward in a systematic fashion. Conduct Triage Evaluation. Evaluate victims and tag them I (immediate), D (delayed), or DEAD. Remember to evaluate the walking wounded. Everyone must get a tag. Treat I Victims Immediately. Initiate airway management, bleeding control, and/or treatment for shock for Category I (immediate) victims. Document Results. Document triage results for: - Effective deployment of resources. - Information on locations of victims - A quick record of the number of casualties by degree of severity. This will be very useful information for responders and transportation units. Always wear protective gear when performing triage, so that you do not endanger your own health.

    Operating a Fire Extinguisher


    Always operate extinguisher in upright position. As shown in figure, the acronym to remember when operating a portable extinguisher is PASS: Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep. Aim at base of fire

    Utility Shut-Offs
    Gas Meter and Shut-Off Valve
    Gas Meter and Shut-Off Valve

    Water Shut-Off
    OFF

    ON Label for quick identification

    ON

    OFF

    Have wrench stored in a specific location where it will be immediately available

    Electrical Shut-Off

    Step 2 Step 1

    Circuit Breaker

    Pull-out Cartridge Fuses

    Identifying HAZMAT In Fixed Facilities

    HEALTH 4- Too dangerous to enter


    vapor or liquid

    3- Extremely dangeroususe full protective clothing

    FLAMMABLE REACTIVE 4- Extremely flammable 4- May detonate- Vacate area 3- Ignites at normal temperatures if materials are exposed to 2- Ignites when moderately heated fire 3- Strong shock or heat may 1- Must be preheated to burn detonate- Use monitors from 0- Will not burn behind explosion-resistant
    barriers

    2- Hazardous- Use breathing


    apparatus

    1- Slightly hazardous 0- Like ordinary material

    4 w

    2- Violent chemical change possible- Use hose streams from distance 1- Unstable if heated- Use normal precautions 0- Normally stable

    Avoid use of water

    Stored hazardous materials are sometimes identified by means of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 704 Diamond System of placards. These placards are located on the outside of buildings at the entrance to the storage area. An example of NFPA 704 Diamond is shown in the figure above.

    Identifying HAZMATs in Transit


    Quantities of transported hazardous materials that meet Department of Transportation requirements are marked with warning placards. The placards are 10 3/4 high and must be on all four sides of the vehicle. Each diamond-shaped placard includes the color, symbol, and name of the class into which the hazard falls. CLASS 1- Explosives CLASS 2- Gases
    FLAMMABLE GAS NON-FLAMMABLE GAS

    NON-FLAMMABLE GAS
    2

    CLASS 3- Flammable liquids CLASS 4- Flammable solids CLASS 5- Oxidizers

    FLAMMABLE LIQUID

    ORGANIC UNKNOWN

    CLASS 6- Toxic materials CLASS 7- Radioactive materials

    Radioactive
    7

    CLASS 8- Corrosive materials CLASS 9- Miscellaneous dangerous goods


    DANGEROUS

    DANGEROUS- Indicates a mixed load of hazardous materials

    Identifying HAZMATs in Transit


    Included with the DOT placards are United Nations identification numbers specific to each transported substance. The numbers are displayed inside the placard or in an orange rectangle immediately below the placard. DOT placards should be a stop sign for CERT members. If they are present, there is danger. STOP!
    UN ID #

    1219
    3 Hazard class

    FLAMMABLE

    1219

    HAZMAT Procedure 1. Stay upwind. 2. Call 911. 3. If authorities cannot be reached, isolate the area as much as possible. 4. Do not attempt to rescue injured until situation is assessed. 5. Do not walk into or touch spilled material. Avoid inhalation of fumes, smoke and vapors.

    10

    10

    Physical Search-Interior
    When you enter When you exit

    Single slash Structure or room

    Second slash Structure or room (Identify victims & hazards)

    Search Assessment
    Date & Time that task force left
    15JUL92 1400HR

    Task force identifier First slash made when entering

    OR-1 3 DEAD

    RATS

    Personal hazards Second slash made as exiting

    Number of live and dead victims

    11

    11

    Box Cribbing

    12

    12

    Arrangement for Leverage/Cribbing Operation


    Medical Care or Victim Removal Person Crib Person

    Lever Person

    Wall Collapse
    Group Leader Crib Person

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