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5 Rationale CERTs have the potential to positively contribute to the airport community's ability to respond to airport-related disasters, such as an aircraft incident or accident, on- or off-airport, that may have multiple fatalities, or natural disasters that damage airport facilities. These teams provide invaluable manpower to airports that have exhausted their resources following a disaster when first responders are not yet on scene or are overwhelmed.
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6 Integrating CERTs at Airports: What Is CERT and How Do I Use It? Depending on an airport's intended use of the A-CERT, trained volunteers may need to be given identification, accountability tags, a laminated map or drawing of the airport showing key locations and reporting sites, basic contact information, and a communications cheat sheet to use as a quick reference on communications requirements such as frequencies.
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Airport CERT Training Program 7 • Establish standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the use of CERTs in disaster and nondisaster situations.
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8 Integrating CERTs at Airports: What Is CERT and How Do I Use It? • Apply for a grant.
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Airport CERT Training Program 9 Training Facilities Plan Training rooms at the airport or other local establishments can be used for the training sessions; they will need to be reserved ahead of time. CERTs may wish to partner with law enforcement officer training programs at local community colleges.
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10 Integrating CERTs at Airports: What Is CERT and How Do I Use It? • Conduct staff and instructor meetings to discuss the CERT training as needed as the date of training date approaches, two weeks prior, and finally one week prior to the class.
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Airport CERT Training Program 11 course by the instructor or instructors. In addition, much can be gained by administering a pre-course quiz.
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