...get CERT trained

Posted by: kbritz on 02/08/2010 01:37 AM
Updated by: kbates on 04/18/2010 01:07 PM
Expires: 01/01/2011 12:00 AM

To register or for more info – Fridays –Mar 19 – May 7, 6-10pm
certvashon@yahoo.com or Saturdays – May 1, 8am – 4pm
206.463.4558 or VIFR Training Center
contact your nearest CERT member No Fee

Who from your home will be on Island when/if a disaster strikes?
Bring them with you and become “CERT”ified together.
Know what to do and know they know what to do.
An emergency can happen anywhere to anyone.
You can use these proven skills at a college campus, business, places of travel, and at home whenever and wherever needed.
Knowledge and practice brings confidence of action.
Learn to be aware, lead, follow, and respond
…get CERT trained

Community Emergency Response Teams
About CERT…
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,
CERTs have been established in
hundreds of communities.
CERT training promotes a partnering
effort between emergency services -
Vashon Island Fire Rescue (VIFR) - and
the people that they serve. The goal is for
emergency personnel to train community
members 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 skills 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…
1. Describe the types of hazards most
likely to affect their homes and
communities.
2. Describe the function of CERT and
their roles in immediate response.
3. Identify and reduce potential fire
hazards in their homes & workplaces.
4. Work as a team to apply basic fire
suppression strategies, resources,
and safety measures to extinguish a
burning liquid.
5. Apply techniques for opening airways,
controlling bleeding, and treating
shock.
6. Conduct triage under simulated
conditions.
7. Perform head-to-toe assessments.
8. Select and set up a treatment area.
9. Employ basic treatments for various
wounds.
10. Identify planning and size-up
requirements for potential search and
rescue situations.
11. Describe the most common
techniques for searching a structure.
12. Use safe techniques for debris
removal and victim extrication.
13. Describe ways to protect rescuers
during search and rescue.
About Vashon CERT…
Vashon CERT training prepares
volunteers to act as ‘interim first
responders’ in the event of a disaster.
In addition to the FEMA training, Vashon
CERT trains members in Command and
Control and communications. Also, CERT
works with the VIFR and
Vashonbeprepared.org to integrate CERT
into the island-specific event response
plans such as ferry shutdowns, wild fires,
and ice storms.
How to get more information
about Vashon CERT training
and organization…
Contact certvashon@yahoo.com or
206.463.4558 for program information or
to sign up for the next 40 hour, training
session scheduled for:
19-March for 8 consecutive Fridays, from 6
to 10pm. And one Saturday, May 1st, 8am
– 4pm.
This training is offered at no-cost to the
participant.
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