ERG
IN THE ERG UNDER RESOURCES IS THE TITLE PROTECTIVE ACTION DECISION FACTORS TO CONSIDER LISTING 3 FACTORS
WHAT ARE THE DANGEROUS GOODS, THE POPULATION THREATENED AND THE WEATHER CONDITIONS?
The length of one minute of latitude
WHAT IS A NAUTICAL MILE?
The is the document that assigns responsibility to organizations and individuals for carrying out specific actions at projected times and places in an emergency that exceeds the capability of any one agency such as the fire department.
It sets forth lines of authority and organizational relationships
It describes how to protect people and property in emergencies and disasters; and
Identifies personnel, equipment, facilities, supplies, and other resources available during response and recovery operations.
In short, this document describes how the community will function in an emergency.
WHAT IS THE EOP? OR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN?
ONE OR MORE CONSECUTIVE CHARACTERS WITH NO INTERRUPTING SPACES, WITH A SPACE BEFORE IT AND AFTER IT
This Proword means I have received your last transmission satisfactorily, radio check is LOUD AND CLEAR
WHAT IS ROGER?
These members may transmit only messages related to: 1) Impending danger to the public or affecting national defense during emergencies; 2) The immediate safety of individuals, the immediate protection of property, maintenance of law and order, alleviation of human suffering and need, and combating armed attack and sabotage; 3) The dissemination of information to the public from a local civil defense organization or other government or relief organization and; 4) Communications during drills.
WHAT IS RACES?
A Technician class operator has phone privileges on this HF band
WHAT IS 10 METERS
This is the largest size of fire a CERT volunteer is approved to fight
What is 2'x2'x2'?
These are the hallmarks of a building with heavy damage
WHAT ARE
- partial or total collapse
- tilting
- obvious structural instability
- building off foundation
- heavy smoke or fire
- gas leaks/hazardous materials inside
- rising or moving water
IN RESOURCES THERE IS A LIST UNDER THE TITLE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS THAT TYPED IN BOLD LETTERS. STARTING WITH RESIST RUSHING IN. AFTER THE IMPERATIVE RESIST RUSHING IN, THERE ARE 6 OTHER PRECAUTIONS LISTED.
What is SECURE THE SCENE, ID THE HAZARDS, ASSESS THE SITUATION, OBTAIN HELP, RESPOND, AND ABOVE ALL DO NOT ASSUME GASES OR VAPORS ARE HARMLESS BECAUSE OF LACK OF SMELL?
The direction from you to anything else aka the direction of one point relative to another point.
What is BEARING?
These are a Type of something that are Natural such as earthquakes, wildfires, floods, extreme heat, hurricanes, landslides,thunderstorms, tornadoes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, winter storms);
But they also include
Technological and Accidental such as hazardous material spill, nuclear power plant accidents
These also include
Terrorism (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive weapons);
They include
Pandemics; and
Lastly might include
Home Fires.
WHAT ARE TYPES OF DISASTERS?
THIS ARL CODE means Report at once the accessibility and best way to reach your location
WHAT IS ARL 23
This Proword is used on receipt of an order and means I understand and Will Comply." .
WHAT IS WILCO?
A station operating in this group may communicate with any amateur station.
It consists of Amateur Radio licensees who have voluntarily registered their qualifications and equipment for communications duty in the public service when disaster strikes. Every licensed amateur, regardless of membership in ARRL or any other local or national organization, is eligible to apply for membership in this organization.
Training may be required or desired to participate fully in this organization. Because it is an Amateur Radio program, only licensed radio amateurs are eligible for membership. The possession of emergency-powered equipment is desirable, but is not a requirement for membership.
WHAT IS ARES?
The following VHF/UHF frequency ranges are limited to CW only
WHAT IS
50.0 MHz to 50.1 MHz and 144.0 MHz to 144.1 MHz
This class of fire extinguisher is marketed specifically for fighting kitchen fires
What is Class K?
These are types of structural voids
What is a ...
- Pancake void
- Lean-to void
- "V" Void?
2,750 TONS OF THIS CHEMICAL WAS STORED IN WAREHOUSE #12. THE EXPLOSION WAS 1/10TH THAT OF HIROSHIMA, ONE OF THE LARGEST NON-NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS IN HISTORY.
WHAT IS Yellow Hazmat Placard OXIDIZER 2067? WHAT IS NH4N03?
WHAT IS AMMONIUM NITRATE FERTILIZER?
The goal of these four letter initials is to provide a flexible, scalable, uniform, nationally-consistent rectangular grid system that is interoperable across maps at different scales, and supplements other location systems and is FEMA's standard geographic reference system for land-based operations.
IN UNIT 1 DISASTER PREPAREDNESS of the 2019 CERT PARTICIPANT MANUAL Transportation includes roads, Structures might include hospitals, police and fire stations, Communication Systems might include Cell towers and Internet Service, Utilities could include Electricity, Gas and Water, Fuel Supplies might include refineries and storage facilities, and Financial Services could include ATM's. These are all part of a system that when damaged can have far-reaching health, safety, economic, and environmental consequences.
WHAT IS INFRASTRUCTURE or INFRASTRUCTURE AT RISK?
USE THIS HX CODE IF YOUR MESSAGE NEEDS TO BE DELIVERED WITHIN ONE HOUR OF THE FILING TIME and REQUESTS TO SERVICE ORIGINATING STATION
WHAT IS HXB1?
This Proword means I made an error in this transmission. Transmission will continue with the last word correctly sent.
WHAT IS CORRECTION?
IF YOU JOIN THIS You'll learn:
The Basics of thunderstorm development
WHAT IS SKYWARN?
The grace period following the expiration of an amateur license within which the license may be renewed
WHAT IS 10 YEARS?
This is how often it's recommended to change batteries in smoke alarms
What is at least once a year?
These are the necessary materials for lifting/cribbing operations
WHAT ARE
- lever
- fulcrum
- cribbing blocks
- spacers/wedges
*NOTE: During an actual emergency, you may have to use creative, substitute materials.
On Page 6 of the 2020 ERG pdf is a list
CLASS 1 is EXPLOSIVES, CLASS 2 is GASES, including Flammable, Non-Flammable, and Toxic, CLASS 3 is FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, CLASS 4 is Flammable solids; Substances liable to spontaneous combustion;Substances which, on contact with water, emit flammable gases CLASS 5 is Oxidizing substances and Organic peroxides CLASS 6 is Toxic* substances and Infectious substances CLASS 7 is Radioactive Materials CLASS 8 is Corrosive substances and CLASS 9 is Miscellaneous
WHAT IS HAZARD CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM?
This navigational tool was started by Milton Boyd Keith, owner of several Dallas, Texas, florist shops in 1948 when Keith's drivers kept getting lost. By 1994, practically every taxi, fire truck, police car, bus, and courier truck carried one.
WHAT IS MAPSCO?
FEMA’s national website for disaster preparedness. Provides excellent, general advice and is a good place to start.
What is READY.GOV
These messages should take priority over any other activity and should be passed by the best means available with the cooperation of all stations
WHAT IS EMERGENCY TRAFFIC?
This Proword is used internationally as the official SOS/distress call for voice.
WHAT IS MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY?
This transmission includes code practice, an information bulletin, or one necessary to provide emergency communications.
WHAT IS A LEGAL ONE-WAY TRANSMISSION?
Natural gas presents these two hazards
- asphyxiation (by displacing oxygen in the body)
- flammability (it can readily ignite under the right conditions)
These are the search markings a CERT squad should make next to next to the door upon entering a search area
What is...
- a backslash
- agency or group id (at the 9 o'clock position relative to the center of the slash)
- date and time (at the 12 o'clock position relative to the center of the slash)
On page 12 of the 2020 ERG are images of a variety of road trailers. This chart depicts only the most general shapes of road trailers and cargo transport units. Emergency response personnel must be aware that there are many variations of roadtrailers, not illustrated. One such chart shows an Elliptical Cross-section and identifies the probable contents of that trailer.
WHAT ARE FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS SUCH AS GASOLINE OR DIESEL?
WHERE TWO OR MORE ROADS CONVERGE IS KNOWN AS
What is an intersection?
IN THIS DOCUMENT YOU WILL PLAN where you will meet family members outside the house and another location outside the neighborhood.
It will identify an out-of-state “check-in contact;”
It will plan for all possibilities—extended stay, sheltering in place, or evacuation;
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It will plan how you will escape buildings where you spend time—your home, workplace,school, and place of worship; and
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It will map out what route (and several alternatives) you will use to evacuate
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It will ensure you have transportation.
WHAT IS YOUR FAMILY DISASTER PLAN?
THIS LETTER IS USED IN PLACE OF A DECIMAL IN MIXED FIGURE GROUPS
WHAT IS THE LETTER "R" AS IN ROMEO
The station called should be named before the station calling. This transmission is from the station whose callsign immediately follows.
It is permissible to transmit these messages encoded so you can hide their meaning.
WHAT IS transmitting control commands to space stations or radio control craft?
These are the parts of the L.I.E.S. (I spell Lima India Echo Sierra) method for storing flammable liquid hazards
What are
- Limit
- Isolate
- Eliminate
- Separate?
If there is heavy damage to a structure, what is the CERT mission?
WHAT IS secure the building perimeter and warn others of the danger of entering the building?