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CERT-Lite

Ready Force is offering training to Rose Villa residents in March 2024. The training is based on FEMA’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) basic training but customized for the residents at Rose Villa. This page is used to post related materials and videos.

CERT Basic Training Participants Manual
Participants will receive a printed paper copy of this manual on the first day of class. FEMA makes the CERT Basic Training Participants Manual available online for those who prefer to read an online version of the Participants Manual [PDF, 268 pages].

CERT-Lite Schedule, March 2024
Participants will receive a printed paper copy of the schedule on the first day of class. The class schedule is also listed below.

Class Schedule

Class 1, Wednesday, March 6, Unit 1: Disaster Preparedness

Class 2, Thursday, March 7 – Unit 1: Disaster Preparedness (Continued)

Class 3, Wednesday, March 13 – Unit 2: CERT Organization

  • Steve: Lecture CERT Organization
  • Steve: Using Ready Force FRS Radios, 10 minutes
  • Exercise 3 Explanation
    • Map of RF neighborhood Map, MYN Results and Analysis, Ready Force Equipment Lists
    • MYN 7-steps
    • Break up students into two neighborhoods: North Main (2nd floor only) & Central C.
      • North Main: Inge, Kate, John C., Marilyn, Susan H, Roxanne
      • Central C: John W, Norma, Judy, Bob, Susan VV, Phyllis
    • Each neighborhood will have three teams:
      • Communications
      • Mobility
      • OK/HELP
    • Anyone with difficulty walking will be assigned a non-walking role in the neighborhood. These students should report to their neighborhood meeting places early.
    • 10 minutes
  • Break: 10 minutes.
    • After the 10-minute break, students report directly to the appropriate neighborhood meeting place.
  • Exercise 3: Disaster Simulation at Rose Villa
    • Outdoors, wear warm clothes and raingear if necessary
    • Scenario: A Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake occurs at 9:00 AM Sunday; what do you do?
      • Goals:
        • Practice RF communication using 2-way FRS radios.
        • Practice Ready Force self-mobilization.
        • Practice the CERT Buddy System.
        • Practice Steps 5, 6, and 7 of Map Your Neighborhood.
    • 30 minutes
  • Class Discussion on Disaster Simulation Exercise
    • Note: Ready Force is learning from this exercise. We need to perform more neighborhood disaster simulation exercises this summer. Let us know if you want to take a role in planning your neighborhood training exercise.
    • 10 minutes
  • Optional Homework

Class 4, Thursday, March 14 – Unit 3: Disaster Medical Operations: Part 1

  • Steve: Lecture Medical Operations Part 1, Day 1
  • Video:  How to Approach a Patient, 2½ minutes
  • Video
  • Video
  • Exercise 4 Explanation
    • Two groups (groups will switch roles halfway through exercise)
      • Injured: Inge, Kate, John C, Judy, Marilyn, Susan H
      • Triage Team: Roxanne, Norma, Bob, Susan VV, John W, Phyllis (buddy system)
    • Use both PAC-North and PAC-South
    • 7 minutes
  • Break: 10 minutes
  • Exercise 4: Simple Triage
    • Scenario: A mass casualty incident (MCI) has occurred, and many Rose Villa residents are injured. 
    • Goals:
      • Practice voice triage for walking-wounded
      • Practice a systematic search of a building for survivors.
      • Practice approaching the injured (assess the safety of the scene, identify yourself, ask for permission)
      • Practice rapid triage assessment (30-2-CAN DO) and tagging of triage survivors.
      • Practice using the Field Triage Summary form.
      • Note: we are not practicing “And Rapid Treatment” (START).
    • 40 minutes
  • Class Discussion on Simple Triage
    • 10 minutes
  • Optional Homework

Class 5, Wednesday, March 20, Unit 3: Disaster Medical Operations: Part 1

Class 6, Thursday, March 21, Unit 4: Disaster Medical Operations, Part 2

  • Steve: Lecture
  • Break: 10 minutes
  • Video: CERT Skills Training: Head-to-Toe Assessment, 15 minutes
  • Jane Eggerstedt: Demonstration – Conducting Head-to-Toe Assessments
    • 30 minutes
  • Class Discussion on the Role of Rose Villa and Ready Force for Medical Operations During Disasters
    • 5 minutes
  • Optional Homework

Class 7: Wednesday, March 27, Unit 7: Light Search and Rescue Operations

Class 8, Thursday, March 28, Unit 5: Disaster Psychology

  • Steve: Lecture
    • Introduction
    • 5 minutes
  • Charlotte Peterson: Lecture – Disaster Reactions: (Slides 1 – 6)
    • Group Discussion: Has anyone been in a large-scale emergency or disaster?
    • Unit 5 Slides (23 slides)
    • Unit 5 Zoom Recording
    • 20 minutes
  • Charlotte: Lecture – Section 3: Self-Care & Team Well-Being: (Slides 7 & 11)
    • Exercise 5.1: Self-Care Toolkit, Pages 5-7 to 5-8
      • 15 minutes
    • Exercise: Trust Circle
      • 10 minutes
  • Break: 10 minutes
  • Charlotte: Lecture – Section 4: Working with Survivors Emotional Responses: (Slides 12 – 16)
    • 15 minutes
  • Charlotte Lecture & Video: Psychological First Aid
    • Video: Psychological First Aid, 11 minutes
    • Lecture – Listen, Protect & Connect: Psychological First Aid (Slides 17 & 18)
      • 20 minutes
  • Charlotte Video & Lecture (Slides 19 – 22)

Class 9, Wednesday, April 3, Unit 6: Fire Safety and Utility Controls

  • Steve: Lecture, all students
  • Break: 10 minutes
  • Exercise: Greg Wenneson, Oak Lodge CERT
    • Exercise 6.1: Suppressing Small Fires, Page 6-22
    • Done in PAC–South (reserved)
    • Uses Oak Lodge CERT fire extinguisher simulation tool
    • 40 minutes
  • Optional Homework

Class 10, Thursday, April 4 – Unit 8: Terrorism and CERT

  • Steve: Lecture
  • Break: 10 minutes
  • Steve: Lecture
  • Steve: Class Exercise
    • Non-graded Final Exam (as class discussion), pages 9-4 to 9-15 of manual
    • 20 minutes
  • Louise: Written Course Evaluation
    • 10 minutes
  • Louise: What’s Next?
    • Upcoming Ready Force events, training, and opportunities to help
    • 5 minutes
  • Louise: Graduation Ceremony (award swag, certificate of completion)
    • 10 minutes