Earthquake Awareness and Preparedness

CLASS 1: Wednesday, January 11^th

·      All About CERT

·      Earthquake type, magnitude, history and probability

·      How to prepare before it happens

·      What to do when the earth starts to shake

Basic Disaster Skills

CLASS 2: Wednesday, January 18^th

·      Natural gas, water and electrical controls: why, when and how to shut them off

·      Types of fire and use of extinguishers

·      Hazardous materials at home or work and on the road

Disaster Medical Part I

CLASS 3: Wednesday, January 25^th

• Open airways, stop bleeding and control shock
• START triage
• Disaster Psychology

Disaster Medical Part II

CLASS 4: Wednesday, February 1^st

• Health considerations for the rescuer
• Stopping bleeding and controlling shock
• Apply splints to arms and legs.

Light Search and Rescue

CLASS 5: Wednesday, February 8^th

·      Classify damaged buildings & Search and rescue Lifting heavy objects and Victim carries

·      WMD/Terrorism

CERT Communications

CLASS 6: Wednesday, February 15^th

·      Proper use of FRS Radios

·      Composing emergency messages

·     Hands-on practice with FRS Radios

Team Organization and Management

CLASS 7: Wednesday, February 22^nd

• Disaster plans and where CERT fits in
• CERT Incident Command System; managing a disaster
• Different forms of communication
• CERT Documentation

Skills Development and Mock EQ Exercise

CLASS 8: Saturday, February 25^th

• Extinguishing fires
• Triaging and treating victims
• Extricating a victim trapped by heavy timbers
• Interior search for reported missing persons
• Award of achievement and course evaluation

For more information about CERT

call (650) 286-3350 or email fire@fostercity.org

www.fostercityCERT.org