IAP 2016 Activity: Campus Emergency Response Team (CERT)

Campus Emergency Response Team (CERT) - Afternoon Session

Andrea Finnin, CERT Program Manager

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/02
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: Must be a member of the MIT community.

Thank you so much for being interesting in joining MIT’s Campus Emergency Response Team (CERT)! Ultimately we hope to build a presence in all main campus buildings, so that in the event of an emergency we have a network of people in place that can help to manage the event on location until disaster responders arrive, or to evacuate the building if necessary. To do this we first need to build a capable team, and that's where you come in!

Started in the 80’s in California, CERT is a program whose main mission is to do the greatest amount of good for the greatest number of people. Information about the mission and background of CERT and some CERT FAQ’s can be found on FEMA’s website.

The full training manual is available for review and download online. Binders with all course materials will be provided to participants.

This training material was developed by FEMA and it takes 20 hours to complete. The training covers the following segments:

One – Disaster Preparedness

Two – Fire Safety

Three – Disaster Medical Operations 1

Four – Disaster Medical Operations 2

Five – Search and Rescue

Six – CERT Organization and Disaster Psychology

Seven – Terrorism and CERT

Eight – Course Review and Exercise

Sponsor(s): Security and Emergency Management Office
Contact: Andrea Finnin, N52-413, 617 258-7366, ANDREAF@MIT.EDU

Disaster Preparedness

Jan/05	Tue	12:00PM-02:30PM	N52-419D

Roles and Responsibilities for Community Preparedness
Elements of Disasters and Their Impact on the Infrastructure
Personal and Organizational Preparedness: How you can prepare in advance to improve the quality of your survival and to reduce the damage from hazards.
Role of CERTs: CERT organization, disaster and non-disaster roles, and laws that protect disaster workers from liability.

Andrea Finnin - CERT Program Manager

Disaster Psychology

Jan/07	Thu	12:00PM-02:30PM	N52-419D

Disaster Psychology: The psychological impact of a disaster on rescuers and victims and how to provide psychological first aid.
Caring for Yourself, Your Buddy, and Victims: Steps one can take individually and as part of a CERT before, immediately following, and after a disaster.

Andrea Finnin - CERT Program Manager, Amanda Destefano - Social Worker

Fire Safety

Jan/12	Tue	12:00PM-02:30PM	N52-419D

Fire Chemistry: How fire occurs, classes of fire, and choosing the correct means to extinguish each type of fire.
Fire and Utility Hazards
CERT SizeupFire Sizeup Considerations
Portable Fire Extinguishers
Fire Suppression Safety: How to decide if you should attempt to extinguish a fire; how to approach and extinguish a fire safely
Hazardous Materials

Andrea Finnin - CERT Program Manager, Bill VanSchalkwyk - Managing Director, EHS Programs

Light Search/Rescue & CERT Organization

Jan/14	Thu	12:00PM-02:30PM	N52-419D

Light Search and Rescue Operations:
Search and Rescue Sizeup
Conducting Interior and Exterior Search Operations
Conducting Rescue Operations:
Lifting
Leveraging
Cribbing
Victim removal
CERT Organization:
Rescuer Safety
Documentation
Team Organization

Andrea Finnin - CERT Program Manager

Disaster Medical Operations 1

Jan/19	Tue	12:00PM-02:30PM	N52-419D

Life-Threatening Conditions: How to recognize and treat an airway obstruction, bleeding, and shock.
Triage: Principles of triage and how to conduct triage evaluations.

Andrea Finnin - CERT Program Manager, David Barber - Emergency & Business Continuity Planner

Disaster Medical Operations 2

Jan/21	Thu	12:00PM-02:30PM	N52-419D

Public Health Considerations
Functions of Disaster Medical Operations
Disaster Medical Treatment Areas
Patient Evaluation: How to perform a head-to-toe assessment to identify and treat injuries.

Andrea Finnin - CERT Program Manager, David Barber - Emergency & Business Continuity Planner

Disaster Medical Operations 3

Jan/26	Tue	12:00PM-02:30PM	TBA

Basic Treatment - How to:

Treat burns
Dress and bandage wounds
Treat fractures, dislocations, sprains, and strains
Treat hypothermia
Treat heat-related injuries
Control bleeding
Treat bites and stings

Andrea Finnin - CERT Program Manager, David Barber - Emergency & Business Continuity Planner

Final Exercise

Jan/28	Thu	12:00PM-02:30PM	N52-419D

This session is our culminating exercise.

Andrea Finnin - CERT Program Manager, David Barber - Emergency & Business Continuity Planner, Kathryn Latimer - Emergency Management Outreach Coordinator