1 / 22

Community Emergency Response Team

Community Emergency Response Team. Stuart Elmer. C.E.R.T. 1985 – Developed by the Los Angeles Fire Department 1987 – Whittier Narrows earthquake 1993 – Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) made the program available nationwide 2004 50 states 3 territories 6 foreign countries.

daniel-potts
Download Presentation

Community Emergency Response Team

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Community Emergency Response Team Stuart Elmer

  2. C.E.R.T. • 1985 – Developed by the Los Angeles Fire Department • 1987 – Whittier Narrows earthquake • 1993 – Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) made the program available nationwide • 2004 • 50 states • 3 territories • 6 foreign countries

  3. Rationale • Preparedness • In an emergency, professional emergency services overload instantly • Being prepared reduces the likelihood that people will need assistance • Situations that are not life-threatening • Light search and rescue operations, paperwork, and dispatch • Things that could waste emergency professional’s time

  4. Earthquakes • West coast has greater risks • Magnitudes • Each increment is a factor 10x larger Small 5.0 – 5.9 Moderate 6.0 – 6.9 Major 7.0 – 7.9 Great 8.0 – 8.9

  5. Moderate or Greater Earthquakes

  6. Hurricane Prediction

  7. Tornado Prediction

  8. Fire Fighting • Important to know how • Putting out small fire before the become major fires • Preventing additional fire by removing fuel sources • Assisting with evacuations where necessary

  9. Fire Triangle • All 3 elements are needed to create fire: • Heat • Fuel • Oxygen

  10. Types of Fire Extinguishers

  11. DOT Warning Placards • The Department of Transportation (DOT) mark hazardous materials being transported with these placards:

  12. Search and Rescue • Rescuers • Tools • Different tools for different disasters • Time • 1st 24 hours after a disaster – 80% survival for trapped victims

  13. Locating Potential Victims • Finding areas of entrapment • Voids in which they are concealed • Pancake Voids • More common in pre-1933 buildings • Damaged walls make the floors collapse • Lean-To Voids • Collapsed wall/floor rests against outside wall • “V” Voids • Wall/floor collapsing with ends leaning against outside walls

  14. Pancake Void VOID VOID VOID VOID

  15. Lean-To Void VOID

  16. “V” Void VOID VOID

  17. Search Methodology • Be systematic • Do not randomly search • Right Wall/Left Wall • Using the walls to move systematically from one side to the other • If you are disoriented: • Go back • Stay close to the wall

  18. Right Wall/Left Wall

  19. Controlling Bleeding • 3 types of bleeding • Arterial – High pressure bleeding • Venous – Lower pressure bleeding • Capillary – Low pressure bleeding • Controlling bleeding entails: • Elevating the wound above the level of the heart • Applying pressure to the correct pressure point

  20. Pressure Points

  21. Conclusion • Odessa • (432) 335-4655 • Extremely helpful • Even people that are not in a CERT program should learn about what to do when a disaster happens

More Related