 | Long Beach C.E.R.T.
Community Emergency Response Team |
Click Here for (C.E.R.T.) Training and General Membership Meetings Dates and Times.
(General Membership Meetings are Held Monthly for continued Education).
 | If your Interested in participating in the CERT program
Contact Will Nash
Long Beach C.E.R.T. Website
Firefighter/PIO/CERT Coordinator
Long Beach Fire Department
Community Services Division
OR CALL:
(562) 570-2516
Pre-Registration is Required |
Unless otherwise noted, all Long Beach CERT Training will be held at:
Long Beach Fire Department Training Center
2249 Argonne Ave, Long Beach, CA 90815 *Directions*
For CERT inquiries regarding the Long Beach Fire Department ONLY, You may
contact the
LBFD Liaison at (562) 570-2525 or send an e-mail to: Will_Nash@longbeach.gov
The Training Committee has divided the program into 6 Units covering the
following topics:
Unit #1 (Week #1) - DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
1 Welcome and Introductions
2 Recent Disasters and Emergencies
3 Team Activity - Tower Building
4 Course Preview - CERT Training Video
5 Disasters and Disaster Workers
6 Impact on Infrastructure
7 Structural and Non-structural Hazards
8 Home and Workplace Preparedness
9 Community Preparedness
10 Protection for Disaster Workers
11 Unit Summary and Homework Assignment
Unit #2 (Week #2) - FIRE SAFETY
1 Fire Chemistry
2 Reducing Fire Hazards - Home and Workplace
3 Hazardous Materials / Hazard Mitigation
4 CERT Size-up
5 Firefighting Resources
6 Fire Suppression Safety
7 Unit Summary and Homework Assignment
Unit #3 (Week #3) - DISASTER MEDICAL 1 AND 2
1 Treating Life-Threatening Conditions
2 Triage
3 Public Health Considerations
4 Functions of Disaster Medical Operations
5 Establishing Treatment Areas
6 Conducting Head-to-Toe Assessments
7 Treating Burns
8 Wound Care
9 Treating Fractures, Sprains, and Strains
10 Splinting
11 Nasal Injuries
12 Treating Hypothermia
13 Unit Summary and Homework Assignment
Unit #4 (Week #4) - LIGHT SEARCH AND RESCUE
1 Search and Rescue Size-Up
2 Conducting Search Operations
3 Conducting Rescue Operations
4 Unit Summary and Homework Assignment
Unit #5 (Week #5) - TERRORISM AND CERT
1 What is Terrorism
2 Terrorist Targets
3 Terrorist Weapons
4 B-NICE Indications
5 Preparing at Home and Work
6 CERTs and Terrorist Incidents
7 Unit Summary and Homework Assignment
Unit #6 (Week #6) - CERT ORGANIZATION AND
DISASTER PSYCHOLOGY
1 CERT Organization
2 CERT Decision-making
3 Documentation
4 Unit Summary and Homework Assignment
Unit #7 (Week #7) - COURSE REVIEW AND
DISASTER SIMULATION
1 Course Review
2 Disaster Simulation
3 Graduation |
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