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| Ensure safety of household members | | |
Ready Your Street Captain and Co-Captain | Manage safety response at Street Level | | |
Ready Your Street Utility Specialist | Ensure safety by turning off utilities | | |
CERT-trained Street member | Personal safety first, then immediate neighbor wellness checks Hazard assessment, Basic triage Utility shutoffs Prevention of additional casualties through proper PPE use Report conditions to Disaster Hubs
| CERT Basic Training FEMA IS-100 (An Introduction to the Incident Command System) FEMA IS-700 (An Introduction to the National Incident Management System) Recommended: Risk assessment training Annual refresher and drill participation
| FEMA-compliant Basic CERT certification Legal protection via Good Samaritan Law when acting within training scope Must operate within visual range and basic skill level
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CERT-trained Disaster Hub volunteer | Assemble at designated staging area within 4-24 hours Establish ICS structure with defined roles (Team Leader, Medical, Logistics, Communications, Safety) Conduct coordinated search and rescue, victim care, situation reports Radio communication practice and coordination Interface between street-level and community response
| All Street-level training plus: FEMA IS-200 (Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response) FEMA IS-800 (National Response Framework, an Introduction)
Recommended: IS-288 (The Role of Voluntary Organizations in Emergency Management) IS-505 (Concepts of Religious Literacy for Emergency Management) IS-317 (Introduction to Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
Radio operation training with quarterly practice sessions Team leader orientation and hub activation drills Neighborhood hazard-specific training (local risks)
| Basic CERT certification plus Incident Command System proficiency Listed on local CERT rosters Covered under WAC 118-04 Emergency Worker Program Team leadership certification for designated roles
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Community-Level CERT member | Coordinate with community EOC and professional emergency services Assist in mass casualty triage, logistics, mutual aid tracking Serve as neighborhood liaison to professional responders Manage pre-staged community resources Integrate with Incident Command System operations
| All neighborhood levels plus FEMA IS-2200 (Basic Emergency Operations Center Functions) FEMA IS-240 (Leadership and Influence) FEMA IS-242 (Effective Communication) FEMA IS-703 (National Incident Management System Resource Management) FEMA G-427 (Community Emergency Response Team Program Manager)
CERT Team Leader position task book completion Multi-agency coordination training State CERT Leadership events Regional exercises and mutual aid training
| FEMA Position Task Book credentialing [Team Leader/Section Chief] Registered as State Emergency Worker State liability insurance coverage when mission-assigned Authorization to coordinate with professional responders
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