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What does EOP stand for?
Emergency Operations Plan
What is Citizen Corps?
The movement to strengthen community safety and preparedness through increased engagement of all the community
Citizen Corps is administered by who and implemented by who?
Administered by FEMA and implemented locally
Disasters can be...
Natural, technological, intentional
Disaster key elements...
Lives, health, or environment are endangered
Homes built in what year were not bolted to foundation?
1940
Homes constructed of what kind of brick are less stable?
Non-reinforced brick
What kind of home is most susceptible to damage?
Mobile
What percent of the public is familiar with alerts and warning systems in their community?
50%
What percent of people rely on household members in a disaster?
70 percent
What percent of people rely on people in their neighborhood?
49%
What percent of people do not believe a disaster will ever occur?
40%
What percent of people do not take action to prepare because they expect that emergency personnel will help them?
30%
What percent of people say they have the ability to respond to a natural disaster in the first 5 minutes?
53%
What percent of people report that they would be able to respond to a terrorist attack?
20%
Always have ___exits out of a room
2
Replace your emergency water every ___months
6
Store __ gallon of water per person per day
1
Keep at least a ___ day supply of water and non-perishable food
How many drops of bleach do you add to 1 quart of water?
2
How many drops of bleach do you add to one gallon of water?
8
You can heat water to a boil for ___ minutes to purify it
1 minute
Mitigation install what type of pipes to avoid gas or water leaks?
flexible
A certs members first responsibility is?
Personal and family safety
The incident commander/team leader reports to the...
Government agency liaison
As long as a CERT member is acting in accordance with the training they have received they are protected with the...
Volunteer Protection Act of 1997
What law protects people who provide care in a prudent and reasonable manner?
Good Samaritan
What are the steps of size up?
Gather Facts
Assess damage
Consider probabilities
Assess your situation
Establish priorities
Make decisions
Develop a plan of action
Take action
Evaluate progress
Describe light damage?
It is superficial or cosmetic damage
Describe moderate damage?
Visible signs of damage, major damage to interior
Describe heavy damage?
Partial or total colapse
What are the two dos frequent causes if rescuer death?
Disorientation and Secondary Collapse
What are the 3 types of voids?
Pancake, lean to, and V
What should you do when you enter an area?
Mark an X and in the upper quadrant of the X write the date and time and later the time out. On the left write the agency. In the bottom write if the Victims found were L or D. In the right write the information about the structure and hazards.
Rescuers must check all ___sides of a room
6
When you form a triangle with 3 rescuers when searching it is called...This is not an initial search method.
triangulation
What is a grid search?
When you start in one corner and walk in straight lines
What is leveraging?
Wedging a lever under the object that needs to be moved with a stationary object underneath to act as a fulcrum
What is cribbing?
Cribbing is a wooden framework used for support or strengthening
What is box cribbing?
Arranging pairs of wood pieces alternately to form a stable crib
The fulcrum and the pry tool must be __ degrees to the edge of the object being lifted
90
What are the steps of cribbing and leveraging?
Size up
Plan how and where
Gather materials
Use materials to stabilize the object
Distribute materials so they are easily accessible
Prepare to lift the object
Assign person to remove victim
Initiate lift
As lifting, add cribbing
remove victim
Remove cribbing
Return heavy object to stable position
Collect up supplies
What are the two types of victim removal?
Self removal and lifts/drags
Victims who have spinal injuries should not be carried. What do you use?
Log rolling
Fire is made up of what 3 elements?
Heat, fuel, oxygen
What is a Class A fire?
Ordinary combustibles
What is a Class B fire?
Flammable liquids
What is a Class C fire?
Energized electrical equipment
What is a Class D fire?
Combustible metals
What is a Class K fire?
Cooking oils
To avoid electrical hazards avoid having an "______ _______"
Electrical octopus
Carbon monoxide detectors should not be placed within ___ feet of a heating or cooking device
15
Natural gas that had been shut off can only be restored by a......
Trained technician
What does LIES stand for?
Limit, Isolate, Eliminate, Separate
What are the 4 types of fire extinguishers?
Carbon dioxide, cry chemical, specialized, water
What 3 type of extinguishers can you use for Class A?
Water, foam, dry chemical
What 3 types of extinguishers can you use for Class B?
Foam CO2, foam dry chemical
What kind of extinguishers can you use for Class C?
CO2 and dry chemical
What type of of extinguishers can you use for Class D?
Special
What type of extinguishers can you use for Class K?
Chemical
Portable fire extinguishers must be approved by who?
State fire marshal and underwriters laboratories
Fire extinguishers that are appropriate for class A have a rating between ____
1A to 40A
Fire extinguishers that are appropriate for class B have a rating between _____
1B to 640B
Ni number accompanies an extinguisher for which classes?
C,D,K
What is the standard size of a water extinguisher?
2.5 gallons
What is the standard range of a water extinguisher?
30-40 feet
What is the standard pressure of a water extinguisher?
110 psi
What is the standard capacity of a dry chemical extinguisher?
10-20 sec
What is the standard range of a dry chemical extinguisher?
8-12 feet
What is the standard pressure of a dry chemical extinguisher?
175-250 psi
What does PASS stand for?
Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
When using an interior wet standpipe how many people do you need?
2
Feel doors with ____ of hand
back
What are the steps of fire suppression?
Assume ready position
Indicate both members are "ready"
Member one should say "going in"
Team member 2s job is to protect team member 1
When leaving, team member 1 should say "backing out"
The leave the area and continue looking for hazards
When responding to an electrical emergency, the second thing you should do is ___individual fuses, then ____the main switch. You do this in reverse when switching it on.
unscrew, pull
What two hazards do natural gases represent?
Asphyxiant and explosive
Give examples of materials that are considered hazardous...
If they corrode with other materials
If they explode
If they react strongly with water
Unstable when exposed to heat or shock
What does NFPA stand for?
National Fire Protection Association
On the NFPA 704 diamond what color is on top, right, bottom, and left?
Red, yellow, white, blue
On the diamond, what does the red quadrant describe?
Flammability
On the diamond, what does blue describe?
Health hazard
On the diamond, what does yellow represent?
Reactivity
On the diamond, what does white represent?
Special precautions
If a W is on the NFPA diamond what does it mean?
Unusual activity with water
If an OX is on the NFPA diamond what does it mean?
Possesses oxidizing properties
What does ACID indicate on the diamond?
It's an acid
What does ALK indicate on the diamond?
It's a base
What does COR indicate on the diamond?
It is corrosive
Cert members should consider the NFPA diamond as a ________.
Stop sign
What is direct trauma?
Response to your own experiences
What is vicarious trauma?
Response to being surrounded by victims
What do leaders do to reduce stress?
Emphasize team work
Encourage breaks
Have a debrief 1-3 days after the event
Workers are phased out of their work
What does CISD stand for?
Critical incident stress debriefing
What are the steps of CISD?
Introduction and description of the process
Review the factual material about the incident
Sharing of initial thoughts and feelings of the incident
Sharing of emotional reactions to the incident
Review the symptoms of stress
Introduction of normal stress reactions
Closing and further needs assessment
Participation in the CISD should be _____
voluntary
Describe the impact phase.
Survivors do not show panic or any emotion
Describe the inventory phase.
Survivors assess damage and try to locate other survivors
Describe the rescue phase.
Survivors begin to listen to the rescuers
Describe the recovery phase
Survivors deal with the trauma
Describe what reaction a survivor can have to a trauma?
Loss of cognitive function
Bad physical health
Have difficulty with interpersonal relationships
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