CERT Final Exam
1. When a disaster occurs, a CERT member's first respon- ensure personal and fam-
sibility is to: ily safety
2. CERT members volunteer to fill non-disaster roles. An Staffing parades, health
example of a nondisaster function of CERTs is: fairs, and other special
events
3. There are five types of disasters. They are natural, ter- Technology and Accidental
rorist, home fires, pandemic and ______________.
4. Which of the following is NOT a hazard associated with Hazardous material spill
home fixtures?
5. One of the steps in preparing for a disaster is to devel- Home, work, vehicle
op a disaster supply kit.
Where should you keep separate disaster supply kits?
6. Following an earthquake, you and your fellow CERT Incident Command Sys-
members mobilize and meet at a disaster scene, where tem
fire and law enforcement officials have already arrived.
Before taking action, you work with the professional
responders to get organized. What is the name of the
system used by emergency response agencies to man-
age emergency responses?
7. In the CERT command structure, how is the CERT by being the first person to
leader established? arrive on the scene
8. You are the CERT Team Leader and therefore respon- Designate CERT team
sible for directing team activities. You establish a Com- leader status to someone
mand Post for your CERT. What should you do if you else in the command post
have to leave the Command Post for whatever reason?
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9. 4. CERT members should always be assigned to teams three
of at least how many people?
10. A woman comes up to a disaster scene that you have Warn her that the situation
determined is unsafe to enter. What should you do? is unsafe
11. To whom should you give documentation? The first professional re-
sponders on the scene
12. Which of the following forms contains essential infor- CERT Assignment Tracking
mation for tracking the overall situation? Log
13. In the aftermath of a magnitude 7.7 earthquake, you Assess for airway obstruc-
have ensured your safety and your family's safety and tion, excessive bleeding,
you grab your CERT kit and PPE. As you are making and low body temperature
your way to your CERT's established meeting point,
you come across a woman lying by the side of the road.
You call out your name and affiliation and ask, "Are you
okay?" There is no response.
Based on what you know thus far, how should you
proceed?
14. You move closer to the survivor. Once again, you ask, Focus immediately on the
"Can you hear me? Are you okay?" As you approach, most critical threat, the
you hear a very faint "help me," and now that you heavy bleeding
are closer, you notice that that the survivor is bleeding
heavily from a wound on her thigh. You immediately
attempt to call 9-1-1 on you cell phone but the system
is down. You know this woman is seriously injured.
How would you help her?
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1. When a disaster occurs, a CERT member's first respon- ensure personal and fam-
sibility is to: ily safety
2. CERT members volunteer to fill non-disaster roles. An Staffing parades, health
example of a nondisaster function of CERTs is: fairs, and other special
events
3. There are five types of disasters. They are natural, ter- Technology and Accidental
rorist, home fires, pandemic and ______________.
4. Which of the following is NOT a hazard associated with Hazardous material spill
home fixtures?
5. One of the steps in preparing for a disaster is to devel- Home, work, vehicle
op a disaster supply kit.
Where should you keep separate disaster supply kits?
6. Following an earthquake, you and your fellow CERT Incident Command Sys-
members mobilize and meet at a disaster scene, where tem
fire and law enforcement officials have already arrived.
Before taking action, you work with the professional
responders to get organized. What is the name of the
system used by emergency response agencies to man-
age emergency responses?
7. In the CERT command structure, how is the CERT by being the first person to
leader established? arrive on the scene
8. You are the CERT Team Leader and therefore respon- Designate CERT team
sible for directing team activities. You establish a Com- leader status to someone
mand Post for your CERT. What should you do if you else in the command post
have to leave the Command Post for whatever reason?
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9. 4. CERT members should always be assigned to teams three
of at least how many people?
10. A woman comes up to a disaster scene that you have Warn her that the situation
determined is unsafe to enter. What should you do? is unsafe
11. To whom should you give documentation? The first professional re-
sponders on the scene
12. Which of the following forms contains essential infor- CERT Assignment Tracking
mation for tracking the overall situation? Log
13. In the aftermath of a magnitude 7.7 earthquake, you Assess for airway obstruc-
have ensured your safety and your family's safety and tion, excessive bleeding,
you grab your CERT kit and PPE. As you are making and low body temperature
your way to your CERT's established meeting point,
you come across a woman lying by the side of the road.
You call out your name and affiliation and ask, "Are you
okay?" There is no response.
Based on what you know thus far, how should you
proceed?
14. You move closer to the survivor. Once again, you ask, Focus immediately on the
"Can you hear me? Are you okay?" As you approach, most critical threat, the
you hear a very faint "help me," and now that you heavy bleeding
are closer, you notice that that the survivor is bleeding
heavily from a wound on her thigh. You immediately
attempt to call 9-1-1 on you cell phone but the system
is down. You know this woman is seriously injured.
How would you help her?
15. Arterial
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