Chapter 11 Flashcards
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Demographics
Data that describes the characteristic of human populations and population segments.
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Safety information shared through Public Eduction programs should be applicable to the particular community and …
be delivered in a format that the community can understand and act on.
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Explain the difference in Systemic needs of an incident and the Individual needs of an incident.
Systemic needs can be addressed through the development of programs to eliminate or reduce risk. (ie bicycle helmet safety program). Most often identified at the department/community level.
Individual needs are just that, the fire departments is identifying that need (child abuse, heating assistance, elder care). Typically a program already exists, the officer’s role becomes helping connect the citizen with the community resource.
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When connecting individual needs with existing programs to meet those needs it good to remember that ____ is a valuable resource for information on the prevention of accidents and injuries.
Safety Council and Hospitals
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When seeking out information to fill individual needs before the needs actually arrives what is a good method for having information readily available when needed?
Brochures
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What should be done if a citizen has a request that is beyond the scope of the FO authority ?
If time allows get the citizen’s contact information write up a summary of the discussion and forward it to the appropriate administrative fire officers at headquarters.
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What is the fundamental goal of a public safety education programs?
To prevent injury, death, or loss due to fire or other types of incidents.
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What are the four objectives that a public safety program can have?
- Educate -target audiences in specific subject to change behavior
- Instruct- target how to preform specific task
- Inform- groups about fire safety issues
- Distribute information- on timely subjects to target audiences.
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When is an educational presentation successful?
When an observable change in behavior has occurred.
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Fire Prevention Week has its roots in what historical event?
The Great Fire of Chicago Oct 8-9 1871, 27 hours and killed 300
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When is National Fire Prevention Week
Sunday - Saturday in the week Oct 8th falls.
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Risk Watch
A comprehensive program directed at injury prevention developed by the NFPA. Its a school based program that links teachers, safety experts, and parents. The program gives children and families the skills/knowledge they need to create safer homes and communities
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Community Emergency Response Team CERT
developed and first implemented by LAFD in 1985, CERT helps citizens understand their responsibilities in preparing for disaster and increases their ability to help themselves and others. Provides basic training that allows citizens to function for 72 hours after a catastrophic event.
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In what event was CERT demonstrated as an effective tool so much so it was picked up by FEMA and moved to the Citizen Corps section fo the federal government.
The Whittier Narrows earthquake in 1987
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What are the Sessions in a Cert course and how are they delivered?
The CERT course is delivered in nine 2.5h sessions given one evening per week.
- Disaster Preparedness: addresses hazards to which people are vulnerable and what to do before, during and after.
- Fire Safety and Utility Control: Fire chemistry, hazmat, fire hazards, and suppression strategies, use of extinguishers.
- Disaster Medical operations: airway obstruction, shock
- Disaster Medical Operations 2:head to toe assessment, medical treatment area, basic first aid
- Light Search and Rescue Operations: search and rescue planning, size-up, search techniques, rescue tech.
- CERT Organization: organization and management principles
- Disaster Psychology: covers signs ands symptoms victims and workers may have
- Terrorist and CERT: overview of terrorism and WMD
- Course Review and Disaster Simulation: review answers from take home exam practice skills
