Fire Extinguisher Use
ICS Organization
Santa Cruz County
Terrorism & Hazard Awareness
El Nino
100

Wood, cloth, and paper fires belong to this lettered class.

What is Class A?

100

ICS stands for these three words.

What is the Incident Command System?

100

Sign up for this to get emergency alerts.

Cruz Aware

100

Near a suspected explosive, do not use cell phones or these push-to-talk devices.

What are two-way radios?

100

Radio stations that have emergency information.

What are: KPIG FM 107.5, KSQD FM 90.7, KZSC FM 88.1, KBCZ FM 89.3, KGO AM 810, 1460, KAZU FM 90.3

200

Gasoline and other flammable-liquid fires belong to this class.

What is Class B?

200

Search, rescue, and other tactical field actions are managed by this section.

What is Operations?

200

Rancho Del Mar Shopping Center near Eriks Deli in Aptos.

Where does the Central Santa Cruz County CERT Team meets if there is no communication?

200

During a telephone bomb threat, preserve the caller's exact words by doing this.

What is when it will explode?

200

A device that broadcasts the news without electricity.

What is a battery-operated radio. 
300

Energized electrical equipment requires this lettered extinguisher rating.

What is Class C?

300

Collects situation information & coordinates hand-off.

What is Planning?

300
Holidays are going to be especially dangerous this year near the ocean.
Thanksgiving and Christmas
300

After an explosion, exit by stairs rather than these enclosed mechanical lifts.

What are elevators?

300

The website to get up-to-date information about El Nino Hazards from Santa Cruz County.

400

Combustible metals need this special lettered extinguisher class.

What is Class D?

400

This section arranges responder supplies, facilities, and support services.

What is Logistics?

400

Place this on the door of your home when you evaculate due to a storm.

What is an evacuation door hanger or note?

400

A deliberate attack on computer systems or networks.

What is a cyberattack?

400

Places to get sandbags.

What are fire stations?

500

Cooking oils and fats in commercial cooking equipment require this special class.

What is Class K?

500

5 direct reports per supervisor is FEMA's optimal example.

What is span of control?

500
Protection against water entering your home.

What are sandbags?

500

The letters CBRNE identify these five broad hazard categories.

What are chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive hazards?

500

Keep food, water, a generator and a two-way radio accessible. 

What are emergency supplies?