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C-CERT Test Material
How CERT runs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| CERT material was originally developed by ... | los ángeles city fire department |
| what is found in the CERT manual? | basic and straightforward material that has been accepted by those using it as the standard for training |
| functions of a CERT | to assist the responders on a scene or to manage a scene if responders are not readily available |
| types of disasters | man-made, natural, technological |
| non-disaster CERT roles | distributing emergency preparedness materials, assist with traffic/crowd control, provide first air while on activation |
| how was CERT founded on campus? | joint effort between office of emergency management (UPD) and department of residential risk management (campus residences) |
| when did CERT start on campus? | created inf all 2008, fully operational by spring 2009 |
| what is expected of CERT? | medical assistance, fire suppression, auxiliary responders |
| how many organizations are required at each emergency? | 2 |
| what organizations does CERT coordinate with on campus? | UPD, FM's, RRM, RSP, SBVAC |
| UPD | university police department |
| FM | university fire marshals |
| RRM | residential risk management |
| RSP | residential safety program |
| SBVAC | stony brook volunteer ambulance corps |
| what organizations can activate CERT? | only UPD or RRM |
| what does residential safety and support services do? | identifies and reduces risks present within residence halls, educates students on campus safety |
| what does residential safety program do? | provide walk service, checks residents and guests into residence hals, reports safety concerns |
| incident commander (IC) | oversees the management of all operations during an emergency response operation |
| responsibilities of IC | assessing the situation, briefing staff arriving to the scene, determining the objectives and how to achieve the goals, coordinate with key people and officials, order the demobilization of the incidents when appropriate |
| unified command | when there is more than one incident commander |
| liaison officer | assists the responders, facilitates coordination between all responding organizations, prevents miscommunication |
| public information officer | advices IC of all media relations and information distributed to the public, only position of ICS that communicates with the public |
| ICS | incident command system |
| safety officer | identifies and corrects occupational safety hazards, stops any unsafe activity that is observed, investigates accidents that occurred within the incident area, ensures compliance of OSHA standards |
| operations section | develops and implements strategy and tactics to carry out the incident objectives, micromanages several smaller teams during an activation |
| planning section | prepares, documents, and tracks the incident, develops plans for demobilization, tracks resources assigned to the incident |
| logistics section | makes sure that there are adequate resources to meet the incident objectives, ensures all members are adequately rested and well-fed, provides medical services to incident personnel |
| finance/administration section | keeps track of cost analysis of the incident, tries to find the cost compensation for any injuries or damage to properties |
| medical branch | triage supervisor, treatment supervisor, transportation supervisor, staging supervisor |
| triage supervisor | in charge of counting and prioritizing patients |
| treatment supervisor | locates and sets up treatment area, separating patient by priority |
| transportion supervisor | coordinates the transportation and distribution of patients |
| staging supervisor | creates staging area for vehicle waiting, tracks arrivals and departures |
| rehabilitation supervisor | establishes a rehabilitation center for first responders, may provide food and water, prevents exhaustion in responders |
| extraction supervisor | determine equipment required for search and rescue/patient extrication situations |
| morgue supervisor | coordinate the removal of bodies to be out of view from living patients, considers possibility of crime scene |
| only section that in a necessity in all activations: | operations section |
| chiefs of operations | highest ranking command level position, has authority to manage scene incidents, lead CERT members, and develop incident management pans with first responders |
| 1st deputy chief of operations (chief of training) | primary role is directing training of all CERT members |
| 2nd deputy chief of operations (chief of captains) | responsible for overseeing captains and members and their records |
| roles of captains | responsible for leading activations in the absence of chiefs and instructing select trainings throughout each semester, bridge between general members and chiefs, contact members during an emergency |
| president | enforcement of the bylaws, director of general assembly meetings and all election processes |
| vice president | oversees recruitment |
| treasurer | tracks expenses |
| secretary | creates general assembly meeting agendas, records minutes for general assembly meetings |
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