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Download a CERT Syllabus.
UNIT 1: Disaster Preparedness
Introduction to disasters
Impact of disasters on infrastructures
Role of CERTs in disaster response
UNIT 2: Disaster Fire Suppression
Fire chemistry and basic fire suppression
Identifying and reducing potential fire hazards
Firefighting resources and techniques
Introduction to Hazardous Materials Incidents
UNIT 3: Disaster Medical Operations I
Treatment strategies for life-threatening conditions
Principles of triage
UNIT 4: Disaster Medical Operations II
Head-to-toe patient assessments
Establishing treatment areas
Treatments for burns, lacerations, fractures, sprains, and other injuries
UNIT 5: Light Search and Rescue
Search and rescue priories and resources
Size-up techniques and rescuer safety
Lifting, cribbing, and victim removal
UNIT 6: Disaster Psychology and Organization
Post-disaster emotional environment
CERT organization: Incident Command System
CERT decision-making and documentation
UNIT 7: Terrorism
Risk and threat analysis
Types of terrorism weapons
Travel and terrorism
UNIT 8: Course Review and Simulation
Course review
Disaster simulation drill
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