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Others contact Bill Pope at BillPope1@verizon.net to schedule training services.

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The following classes are available. 
Civilian Emergency Response  
- Phases & Training Vehicles.
The 2 Phases of civilian emergency response.
​Training vehicles for each phase.
Disaster Survival Seminar
- Your Individual Response at 
  your Home or Business 
Preparation of home, food, water, heat, light. 
Action Plans for eight types of disasters.
Your individual response at home, work or a   Mass Casualty Incident.​
Basic Lifesaving Intervention.
Aftermath survival skills.
Neighborhood Emergency  Response Team 
- Overview
Overview of our Neighborhood Emergency Response Team and how it is guided by the
One-page Guides and Forms in our Civilian Emergency Response Team Field GuideBook.

Command Center Team
 Command Center Officers, Forms and information flow to:
  • Track Areas Surveyed for Damages.
  • Prioritize and track Incidents.
  • Allocate and assign Resources.
  • Track Incident Response progress.
  • Track patient care & movement.

Damage Survey Team
Procedures for conducting:
  • Major Damage Survey.
  • Light Damage Investigation.
  • Aftershock Re-survey.
Use of Area Survey Log & Damage Report forms and the Building Marker/S&R Marker form.

Fire Suppression Team
Small fire suppression with extinguishers.
Large fire containment with:
  • Water Curtains.
  • Fire Shield curtains.
  • Fire breaks.
Search & Rescue Team
Procedures, depending on type damage, for:
  • The 3 Scene-Safety Size-Ups.
  • Utility management.
  • Ensuring liability protection.
  • Systematic Search patterns.
  • Cribbing.
  • Rapid Trauma Check before patient movement.
  • Spinal injury checks & precautions.
  • Rescue planning.
  • Non-injuring patient lifts & extraction. 

Medical Team
Procedures for:
  • Triage.
  • Use of the Casualty Log form.
  • Secondary (Head-to-Toe) Assessment including patient History, Observations, Palpation, Essential Care using the   Injury Evaluation Checklist form.  
  • First Aid Treatment - basic & advanced.
  • Life-support until hospitals open.
  • Patient packaging & transport.
Transport Team
Procedures for:
  • Van / truck backboard-rack construction.
  • Hospital status & route assessment.
  • Patient packaging and transport.
  • Use of Transport Order & Log forms.
Incident Commanders
Procedures for managing:
  • Fire Suppression or Containment.
  • Downed Power Lines.
  • Hazardous-Material Areas.
  • Gas or Water Main Ruptures.
  • Unsafe Roads.
  • Heavily Damaged Buildings.
  • Moderately Damaged Buildings.
  • Lightly Damaged Buildings.
(See Phase 2, Section 2 of the
CERT Field GuideBook on the
​Documents page.)
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