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   CLASS OUTLINE

The Benicia Emergency Response Team program consists of six classes 2 1/2 to 3 hours in length, and taught by firefighters in your neighborhood or at your workplace.

Class #1

  • Earthquake type, magnitude, history and probability
  • How to prepare before it happens
  • What to do when the shaking starts

Class #2

  • When and how to shut off the gas, water and electricity
  • Fire extinguishers
  • Hazardous materials awareness

Class #3

  • Disaster medicine
  • Triage...how to decide who to treat and when
  • Care of minor injuries

Class #4

  • Building damage recogintion
  • Light search and rescue techniques
  • Lifting heavy objects

Class #5

  • Team organization and management
  • The City's disaster plan
  • Disaster psychology
  • Tabletop exercise

Class #6...disaster scenario

  • Extinguishing fires
  • Treating injured victims
  • Extrication of a victim trapped by heavy timbers
  • Interior search for missing persons
  • Exterior building assessment
  • Award of Achievement

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