City of Hampton, Division of Fire and Rescue, CERT Program

What Does the Course Involve?

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What Does the Course Involve? The course consists of 10 classes including National Incident Management System. (Each class is about 2 1/2 hours) Classes are taught by qualified instructors, including firefighters, paramedics, and emergency management staff

Class 1
Class 2
Class 3
Class 4
Class 5
Class 6
Class 7
Class 8
Class 9
Class 10

Information

CLASS 1 - DISASTER PREPAREDNESS - Introduction to disasters, impact of disasters, various hazards posed, the role of CERTs in disaster response.

CLASS 2 - DISASTER FIRE SUPPRESSION - Fire chemistry, hazards and safety. Hazardous materials and hands on fire extinguisher use.

CLASS 3 - DISASTER MEDICAL OPERATIONS, PART I - Treatment strategies for life threatening conditions and principles of triage.

CLASS 4 - DISASTER MEDICAL OPERATIONS, PART II - Head to toe assessments, treatment for head wounds, treatment for fractures, sprains, burns and other injuries.

CLASS 5 - LIGHT SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS - Search and rescue priorities and resources. Techniques for size-up, conducting a search, lifting, cribbing, removing victims, and rescuer safety.

CLASS 6 - CERT ORGANIZATION - Organize teams, and deploy volunteers, protecting you and your buddy's safety during rescue operations, team communications, documentation and organization.

CLASS 7 - DISASTER PSYCHOLOGY - Post disaster emotional environment, psychological impact of a disaster on rescuers and victims and how to provide "psychological first aid".

CLASS 8 - TERRORISM AND CERT - Terrorism and terrorist goals, weapons and risks posed by the weapons, indicators that a terrorist attach has occurred or may be imminent. Apply CERT principles and protocols to suspected terrorism events.

CLASS 9 - NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A unified approach to Incident Command so that responders from different jurisdictions or areas can efficiently work together during a disaster.

CLASS 10 - COURSE REVIEW AND DISASTER SIMULATION EXERCISE - Disaster simulation designed to use the skills and information learned in the previous classes.