Unit 5-Light Search & Rescue

When you begin CERT sizeup for a Search and Rescue operation, what is the first thing you should do after you have determined it is safe to perform the mission?

• gather facts

• assess & communicate damage

• establish priorities

• consider probablities

During a Light Search and Rescue mission, you are assigned to search the local library. Your sizeup reveals superficial building damage, including broken windows and cracked plaster. How would you classify the damage to the building?

• heavy damage

• moderate damage

• light damage

• slight damage

Before you enter a building to search it, you make a slash next to the front door. What information do you write in what will become the left quadrant of this search marking?

• information about hazards

• number of survivors in the building

• your agency or group ID

• the address

You find a survivor who cannot walk out of the building by their power, and you are working with only two other CERT volunteers. Which of the following would be the best way to carry the survivor?

• blanket carry

• pack-strap carry

• chair carry

• one-person arm carry

You approach a building to search it to find that the second floor has collapsed through to the ground floor, creating a lean-to void. How should you proceed?

• Leave the premises immediately and mark the structure as unsound

• Quickly search the ground floor

• Use an axe or similar tool to knock down the floor and clear the void

• Call for backup

Which operation involves extricating survivors?

• rescue

• sizeup

• search

• triage

What is the most important safety consideration in CERT Search and Rescue Operations?

• Use a buddy system

• Be alert for hazards

• Make rescuer safety your primary concern

• Use safety equipment

Sometimes survivors seek out places to go for protection, such as bathtubs or closets. These are called __________.

• individual voids

• structural hiding places

• lean-tos

• safety voids

A grid search is used when:

• You are searching inside a building

• You have very few searchers

• You have a large outdoor area to search

• You don’t know how many survivors you are searching for

If a survivor is trapped underneath a heavy object, you can raise the object using:

• cribbing

• your car's tire jack

• leveraging

• brute strength