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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