HOSA CERT

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?

1. Gather Facts
2. Assess damage
3. Consider probabilities
4. Assess your situation
5. Establish priorities
6. Make decisions
7. Develop a plan of action
8. Take action
9. 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?

1. Size up
2. Plan how and where
3. Gather materials
4. Use materials to stabilize the object
5. Distribute materials so they are easily accessible
6. Prepare to lift the object
7. Assign person to remove victim
8. Initiate lift
9. As lifting, add cribbing
10. remove victim
11. Remove cribbing
12. Return heavy object to stable position
13. 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?

1. Assume ready position
2. Indicate both members are "ready"
3. Member one should say "going in"
4. Team member 2s job is to protect team member 1
5. When leaving, team member 1 should say "backing out"
6. 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?

1. Introduction and description of the process
2. Review the factual material about the incident
3. Sharing of initial thoughts and feelings of the incident
4. Sharing of emotional reactions to the incident
5. Review the symptoms of stress
6. Introduction of normal stress reactions
7. 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