A.R.R.L. A.R.E.S. IOWA DISTRICT 2 EAST
COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM
(C. E. R. T.)
Community Emergency Response Team (C.E.R.T.) is a FEMA sponsored
program
designed to prepare you to help yourself, your family, and your
neighbors
in the event of a catastrophic disaster. Because emergency
services
personnel will not be able to help everyone immediately, you can make a
difference
by using the training to save lives and protect property.
This training covered the following topics:
1. Disaster Preparedness - Disaster threats
2. Disaster Fire Suppression - Putting out small fires and turning off
gas leaks
3. Disaster Medical Operations - Triage, first aid, splinting, burn
care, wound care
4. Light Search and Rescue Operations - Conducting searches and how to
rescue
5. Disaster Psychology and Team Organization
6. Disaster Drill
C.E.R.T. official color is green.
C.E.R.T. equipment list:
hard hat
green capwith C.E.R.T. Emergency Management on it
steel toe shoes
C.E.R.T. equipment can be found at:
http://www.avertdisasters.org/html/onlinewarehouse.html
