Fire Department

Training Course Outline

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

• Welcome and Introductions
• Recent Disasters and Emergencies
• Team Activity - Tower Building
• Course Preview - CERT Training Video
• Disasters and Disaster Workers
• Impact on Infrastructure
• Structural and Non-structural Hazards
• Home and Workplace Preparedness
• Community Preparedness
• Protection for Disaster Workers
• Unit Summary and Homework Assignment

FIRE SAFETY & UTILITY CONTROLS 

• Fire Chemistry
• Reducing Fire Hazards - Home and Workplace
• Hazardous Materials / Hazard Mitigation
• CERT Size-up
• Firefighting Resources
• Fire Suppression Safety
• Unit Summary and Homework Assignment

DISASTER MEDICAL 1 AND 2 

• Treating Life-Threatening Conditions
• Triage
• Public Health Considerations
• Functions of Disaster Medical Operations
• Establishing Treatment Areas
• Conducting Head-to-Toe Assessments
• Treating Burns
• Wound Care
• Treating Fractures, Sprains, and Strains
• Splinting
• Nasal Injuries
• Treating Hypothermia
• Unit Summary and Homework Assignment

LIGHT SEARCH & RESCUE OPERATIONS

• Search and Rescue Size-Up
• Conducting Search Operations
• Conducting Rescue Operations
• Unit Summary and Homework Assignment
• Unit #5 (Week #5) - CERT ORGANIZATION AND DISASTER PSYCHOLOGY
• Search and Rescue Size-Up
• Conducting Search Operations
• Conducting Rescue Operations
• Unit Summary and Homework Assignment

TERRORISM & CERT 

• What is Terrorism
• Terrorist Targets
• Terrorist Weapons
• CEBRNE
• Preparing at Home and Work
• CERTs and Terrorist Incidents
• Unit Summary and Homework Assignment

CERT ORGANIZATION

• How to organize and deploy CERT
• Rescuer Safety
• Documentation
• Team Organization

DISASTER PSYCHOLOGY

• How to provide "psychological first aid"
• Caring for yourself, your buddy, and victims

 COURSE REVIEW & DISASTER SIMULATION

• Course Review
• Disaster Simulation
• Graduation