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Emergency Preparedness
Questions in this category should focus on planning for the eventuality of fires, natural disasters and other emergencies.
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What do you need to survive in the wilderness?
Foods containing protein, carbohydrates, calories, vitamins, and minerals. But you also need to drink enough water to help digest these foods. If you have little or no water eat little until you find a water source. Digestion uses up the body's supply of water.
Are mobile homes safe place to stay during a tornado?
Mobile homes are very easy to be destroyed in severe weather like tornado. Among all people killed in tornado between 2000 to 2008, nearly half were killed in mobile homes. They can be easily destroyed by a comparitively weak tornado.
What should you do if you are at home when a tornado warning is issued?
- you dont wait until you actually see a tornado you go to a low level room with a radio flashlights and mattresses
- listen to the radio and what says about the warning
- if the warning has been cancelled then you may get out
Under Unified Command (UC) there is no individual who is "incident commander"; there is a jointly operated command post, jointly created objectives, unified incident action plan, and a single Operations Section Chief who is usually selected from the agency having the most involvement.
There are no "other incident commanders" in a Unified Command. There are, however, designated representatives from each agency playing a major role in the UC.
For example, at a large fire incident, the local fire chief (the initial IC) may decide to implement UC by "establishing unified command", allowing all other agencies to participate in the top-level objectives and planning, but retaining Operations management for ALL tactics being implemented. Once UC is in effect, there is no individual who is the IC.
The UC command post will coordinate all fire, ems, police, hazmat, highway, power, water and other objectives and issue plans to be carried out under the Operations Chief, who will have resources assigned from each participating agency. Those resources retain their own agency jurisdiction and legal authority, but coordinated through the UC and Operations.
Even for a small incident, such as a traffic accident, there may be UC where fire, police and EMS must coordinate with overlapping jurisdiction. The UC can establish objectives for scene safety, traffic detour, fire suppression, extrication, patient assessment and transport, vehicle removal, road cleanup and repair, and orderly demobilization of resources when their respective objectives have been met.
An (AED) automated external defibrillator is a device that sends an electric shock to the heart that will restore the natural heart rhythm to the victim during a cardiac arrest.
When the AED electrodes are applied to the victim's chest, it automatically analyzes the heart rhythm and the rescuer is then advised whether a shock is needed to regain a normal heart beat. The heart has been defibrillated when the victim's heart resumes normal beating.
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What is reverse 911 phone calls?
A reverse 911 call is when the 911 system is used to autmatically dial all telephone numbers in a specific geographic area. This is typically done to relay important information quickly to all residents in that area. Typically used in conjuction with a police search for an escapee or a natural disaster.
Is there a difference between a tornado and a twister?
No. Twister is just an informal word for a tornado.
During self buddy how many autoinjectors are used?
The Mark 1 auto injector has 2 injectors in it. The first one to be administered is the
atropine sulfate (should be marked 1) auto injector followed by the pralidoxime chloride auto injector (should be marked 2). Repeat the injections for your buddy using the other 2 Mark 1 auto injectors. You have now injected your buddy with 3 Mark 1 auto injectors, or 6 injections since each Mark 1 kit has 2 auto injectors. After use of the 3 Mark 1 auto injector kits, follow up by injecting your buddy with the CANA auto injector to help control convulsions. You have now injected your buddy 7 times.
Surgically placed device that directs an electrical current shock to the heart to restore rhythm?
Restoring the heart rhythm by using electrical shock is called defibrillation.
Is there a tornado watch right now?
No. A tornado watch means the general weather conditions are favorable for tornadoes. If a tornado has been sighted then a tornado warning is issued.
- Enables all agencies with responsibility to manage an incident together by establishing a common set of incident objectives and strategies.
What to do if a tornado is coming?
Go to the basement or the center part of your house on the lowest floor. Stay away from windows. Abandon mobile homes or vehicles for a sturdy building. If you are driving and cannot get to shelter move away from the approaching tornado at right angles, if possible. If there is not enough time to move or find a suitable shelter, leave your car and lie flat in a ditch or depression. Avoid large trees, metal poles and other electrical conductors as lightning can also be a hazard.
What An all hazards approach affects preparedness by allowing communities to?
increase the speed, effectiveness, and efficiency of incident management.
If you are implementing tactical activities to achieve the incident objectives in the ICS organizational element you are assigned to the Operations section.
Where can you find resources for the Wilderness Survival merit badge?
The purpose of the merit badge is to allow you to explore and understand the subject. In order to complete the merit badge you need to do some research. Resources are:
- The merit badge pamphlet
- Your merit badge counselor
- Your school teachers
- Your school or community library
- The BSA website at Scouting.org[linked]
- MeritBadge.org[linked]
When you dial 911, your call is routed to the nearest emergency call center.
The operator will answer with something like "911 What is your emergency?"
As calm as possible:
1. Where you are.
2. Explain what has happened.
3. How many people were involved (need assistance).
Stay on the line until the dispatcher hangs up!
How do you put out a grease pan fire?
To put out a grease pan fire carefully shake baking soda on it. Not baking powder, baking soda. Bicarbonate of soda, the same stuff used to keep refrigerators smelling fresh.
Another suggestion...
If you have a lid that fits onto the frying pan, or whatever the pot or pan is that contains the grease, place the lid as tightly/closely as possible over the top. A grease fire should be suffocated that way. If you don't have a lid, try using another pan a little larger than the one that's on fire.
Never ever pour water onto a grease fire.
If you can't do any of the above, leave the room immediately, alert any other people in the house and call the fire brigade.
Another answer:
One of the most important pieces of kitchen equipment is a good, thick, pure-cotton, large (around 140cm x 70cm - 55in x 30in) bath towel, kept on a rack in a central area.
In the case of a pan fire, a grill (broiler) fire, or similar emergencies the towel can easily be thrown over the fire source at arms' length. It's highly dangerous to attempt placing a lid over a burning pan or other fire source once flames are beginning to rise; apart from time lost in finding an appropriate lid, even if you do find one the fire can flare up in a micro-second and you won't be able to control it, call emergency, or even warn the household, if you've just had your face and hands severely burned because you're standing over a fiery pan trying to put a lid on it.
Remember, firefighters wear protective gear and observe strict safety rules to prevent this kind of thing happening: emergency service personnel are no good to anybody if they injure themselves in the first moments of response. Amateur firefighters facing a domestic fire need to understand why this is so, and avoid placing themselves in danger.
The versatile thick towel shouldn't ever be used to wipe surfaces or greasy utensils; it should be kept clean.
It might seem to some an extravagance to put a good bath towel in the kitchen. It isn't. Once you've had it there for a week you'll wonder how you ever managed without it. I have two on rails fixed to work areas, near the ovens and sink, and near the fridge and stovetop; one of their great uses is they can be quickly flipped up onto the bench to take hot or wet dishes, or to drain washed fruit and vegetables, glassware, and so on. I clip mine to the rails so they stay in place, but a quick tug releases them. They're great for drying hands after washing up, and always to hand in case of a large water spill; you just throw a towel over the liquid so nobody's going to slip before you can mop it up. And we've all had those kitchen moments when we need to quickly move a pan that's hotter than expected and the oven gloves or trivet aren't immediately to hand: this is where the kitchen towel is a great friend.
The Average tornado is 50 yards wide, though they tend to be bigger in Tornado Alley.
The largest tornado ever recorded in Tornado Alley, or anywhere else for that matter, was the Hallam, Nebraska tornado which was 2.5 miles wide.
An individual assuming the role of deputy incident commander must do what?
Deputy Incident Commanders must be qualified as Incident Commanders and are appointed by the Incident Commander. They must be able to perform all functions of the Incident Commander if the need arises. In addition, they must be able to:
- perform specific tasks required by the Incident Commander
- perform the incident command function in the relief capacity
- represent an assisting agency that shares jurisdiction
