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Neyðarviðbragðsteymi hverfissamfélagsins (CERT): Stofnun framrúðu- og gluggaþrengslna, kortlagningar á stöðvun gasveitna og skráning um viðkvæma nágranna

Neyðarnúmer eru mismunandi eftir löndum. Þessi síða notar 911, númerið fyrir Bandaríkin og Kanada. Mörg önnur lönd nota 112, 999 eða annað númer. Finndu númerið fyrir landið þitt.

Þegar skelfilegur jarðskjálfti af stærðinni 7,0+, EF4 eða EF5 hvirfilbylur braust út, stór fellibylur eða margra daga vetrarkerfishrun lendir á höfuðborgarsvæðinu, atvinnuslökkvibílum, leit og björgun í þéttbýli (USAR) sveitir og sjúkrabílar sveitarfélaga eru yfirbugaðir af þúsundum 911 útkalla samtímis, hrunnum yfirgangi og trjáblokkuðum götum. Reynslugreining eftir hamfarir frá US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), neyðarstjórnunardeild Washington fylkis (Map Your Neighborhood / MYN), og japanska bruna- og hamfarastofnunin (FDMA) sýnir að 80 to 95 percent af öllum björgunaraðgerðum í beinni og fyrstu klukkutíma lífsbjargandi inngrip eru ekki framkvæmdar af einkennisklæddum slökkviliðsmönnum, heldur af næstu nágrönnum fyrstu 60 til 180 mínúturnar (The Golden Hours). Ef virkt lífshættulegt neyðarástand á sér stað núna skaltu reyna að hringja í heimamann þinn neyðarnúmer (911 í Bandaríkjunum og Kanada, 112 víðsvegar um Evrópusambandið, 999 í Bretlandi, eða 000 í Ástralíu) og ráðfærðu þig við fylgileiðbeiningar okkar um hverfis CERT uppsetning: FRS/GMRS útvarpsrásaráætlun, viðkvæm nágrannaskrá og cribing skyndiminni, hverfis CERT gagnkvæm aðstoð og blokk skipstjóra áætlun, og Endurnýjun á jarðskjálftaheimili: festingar á vatnshitara, festingu húsgagna og gaslykill.

Þessi aðgerðahandbók veitir skref-fyrir-skref teikningu til að skipuleggja strax 15 to 20 contiguous households (eða einni íbúðarhæð) í sjálfbjarga FEMA CERT og kortleggðu hverfið þitt (MYN) Gagnkvæm aðstoð Pod. Þú munt læra hvernig á að setja upp staðlaða afsnúanlega glugga og rúðuspjöld með mikilli birtuskilum (GREEN "OK / ALL CLEAR" vs. RED "HELP NEEDED / MEDICAL OR ENTRAPMENT") þannig að tveggja manna skátahópar geti tjaldað heila götu frá gangstéttinni á innan við 8 mínútum, hvernig á að semja líkamlegt Lot-fyrir-Lot utanaðkomandi jarðgas, própan og curb-stop vatnslokunarkort parað saman við tjóðraða állykil sem ekki glitrar til að stöðva eftir jarðskjálfta hverfið til að stjórna , og trúnaðarmál. Skráning á viðkvæman nágrannainnritun fyrir íbúa sem treysta á rafmagns súrefnisþykkni, kælt insúlín, heimaskilun eða hreyfitæki.

Gerðu þetta núna

  1. ** Takmarkaðu aðal samhjálpardeildina þína við strax 15 to 20 contiguous homes (eða 20 to 30 apartment units á einni hæð), og veldu útisamkomusvæði í dag.** Félag 300 húseigenda (HOA) er allt of stór til að ganga og skoða fyrstu 30 mínúturnar eftir jarðskjálfta eða hvirfilbyl; skiptu stórum deiliskipulagi í ganghæfa 15-til-20-heimilisbelg, hver með sínum Blokkasamkomusvæði utandyra (breitt innkeyrslusvunta eða blindgataeyja án múrsteinsstrompa, rafstraumbreytum í loftinu og háum trjám).
  2. Prent og lagskipt afturkræft 28 x 43 cm (11 x 17 inch) "GRÆNT Í lagi / RAUÐ HJÁLP ÞARF" Glugga- og framrúðuspjöld fyrir hvert heimili á blokkinni þinni. Geymið lagskiptu spjaldið inni í framfataskápnum eða límt á innanverða skápahurðina við hlið rúllu af málarabandi. Innan 10 mínútna eftir að hamfarir eiga sér stað, taka hvert öruggt heimili upp Græna "OK" hlið sem snýr út á við í framrúðunni sem snýr að götunni (eða rennir henni á mælaborðið á móti framrúðunni á innkeyrslubifreiðinni sem er lagt í bílnum ef húsrúðurnar eru brotnar).
  3. Gakktu 15 til 20 heimilin þín á 90 mínútna „Block Mapping Walk“ til að teikna nákvæma staðsetningu á ytri jarðgasmæli hvers húss (eða própan tankhvelfingu) og aðalvatnslokunarventil á líkamlegu blokkakorti. Í miklum stormi, snjóskafli eða næturmyrkvun, skelfdust nágrannar að eyða dýrmætum mínútum í rútu á meðan strætó eyddi gaslínum. hvessir í átt að íkveikjugjöfum. Merking G (Gas Meter: North/South/East/West wall), W (Water Curb-Stop / House Valve), og E (Main Electrical Breaker Panel) on a laminated overhead street sketch lets buddy teams locate any shutoff valve in 15 seconds.
  4. Zip-tie a dedicated 30 to 38 cm (12 to 15 inch) Non-Sparking Cast Aluminum or Beryllium-Bronze Gas Shutoff Wrench directly to the pipe next to every natural gas meter on the block. Never use a standard steel pipe wrench or steel pliers in a gas-filled atmosphere if avoidable (steel-on-steel slippage can strike an incendiary spark), and never waste time digging through a collapsed garage tool chest to find a wrench. Remember the cardinal rule: shut off the gas valve 90 degrees perpendicular to the supply pipe ONLY if you smell rotten-egg mercaptan odor, hear hissing, see the meter test dials spinning rapidly while all appliances are off, or see structural damage to the house.
  5. Establish a confidential, paper-only "Double-Envelope Vulnerable Neighbor Registry" stored with your Block Captain and Co-Captain. Invite solo seniors, families with infants, and residents who depend on electric oxygen concentrators, home ventilators, CPAP/BiPAP, power wheelchairs, refrigerated insulin, or hearing/vision aids to fill out a voluntary check-in card. Seal the cards inside a signed manila envelope marked "CONFIDENTIAL: Open Only During an Area-Wide Disaster or Grid Outage Exceeding 4 Hours" so privacy is 100 percent protected during normal times while ensuring immediate life-safety checks during a crisis.
  6. Pre-assign 2-Person CERT Buddy Teams and a Simplex Walkie-Talkie Channel (FRS/GMRS Channel 3, Privacy Code 0 in North America; PMR446 Channel 3, Code 0 in the UK/EU; UHF CB Channel 18 in Australia/NZ). Under official FEMA CERT doctrine, no rescuer ever works alone: two-person buddy teams walk the sidewalk inspecting every house showing a Red "HELP" placard, every house showing zero placard, and every home on the Vulnerable Neighbor Registry, while a scribe at the Block Gathering Site logs house statuses on the master clipboard.

Why You Must Never Enter a 'Red-Tagged' Collapsed or Gas-Filled House Alone

In historical earthquakes and tornadoes, well-meaning neighbors have died after running alone into a partially collapsed brick or wood-frame house moments before an aftershock brought the roof down, or after flicking a light switch inside a house filled with leaking natural gas. Under FEMA CERT Light Search and Rescue (LSAR) rules: 1. Always operate in a 2-Person Buddy Team with a third person outside logging your entry time. 2. Perform a 360-degree exterior "Lap Around the House" before touching the front door: If the house walls are leaning (racked > 4 degrees), load-bearing corners have failed, a brick chimney is cracked and leaning over the doorway, downed power lines are touching the roof/gutter/fence, or you smell strong natural gas, DO NOT ENTER. Shut off the exterior gas meter from outside, cordon off the yard with caution tape, and relay the address via radio to professional Heavy Urban Search and Rescue (USAR).

Decision tree: First-60-Minutes Neighborhood CERT / MYN Triage and Utility Shutoff Workflow

flowchart TD
    Impact["Earthquake, Tornado, Hurricane, or Grid Collapse Strikes"] --> HomeFirst["MINUTES 0 TO 12 (Inside Your Own Home First):<br/>1. Check Family for Injuries & Control Bleeding<br/>2. Put On Hard Hat, Boots, Leather Gloves, & Headlamp<br/>3. Inspect Exterior Gas Meter (Shut Off ONLY if Leaking/Damaged)<br/>4. Shut Off House Main Water Valve (Preserves Water Heater Tank)"]

    HomeFirst --> PostSign{"MINUTES 12 TO 15: Post Front Window or Vehicle Windshield Triage Placard"}

    PostSign -->|"Household Uninjured & Utilities Safe"| GreenSign["Display GREEN 'OK - ALL CLEAR' Placard in Street-Facing Window (or Car Windshield) -> Grab Radio & Kit -> Walk to Block Gathering Site"]

    PostSign -->|"Medical Injury, Entrapment, or Active Hazard Inside"| RedSign["Display RED 'HELP NEEDED' Placard in Window/Windshield & Sound Whistle/Air Horn -> Wait for Block CERT Buddy Team"]

    GreenSign --> Rally["MINUTES 15 TO 25 (At Block Gathering Site):<br/>Block Captain Opens Sealed Vulnerable Neighbor Envelope & Utility Map -> Assigns 2-Person Scout, Medical, & Utility Buddy Teams"]

    Rally --> SidewalkSweep{"MINUTES 25 TO 60 (Sidewalk Triage Sweep of All 15 to 20 Homes)"}

    SidewalkSweep -->|"House Shows GREEN 'OK' Placard"| MarkClear["Scribe Marks House 'OK / CLEAR' on Master Block Map -> Able-Bodied Residents Join Buddy Teams"]

    SidewalkSweep -->|"House Shows RED 'HELP' Placard, NO Placard at All, OR Listed on Vulnerable Neighbor Registry"| PriorityCheck["PRIORITY 1 BUDDY CHECK: 2-Person Team Performs 360-Degree Exterior Hazard Walk (Check for Downed Wires, Gas Smell/Hissing, & Structural Collapse)"]

    PriorityCheck -->|"Gas Leak Detected at Meter"| GasOff["Turn Exterior Gas Supply Valve 90 Degrees (Pipe-Perpendicular) With Non-Sparking Wrench -> Ventilate & Keep Ignition Sources Away"]

    PriorityCheck -->|"Safe to Approach / Enter"| RenderAid["Enter in Pairs (Mark '/' on Door Jamb):<br/>- START Triage (Stop Arterial Bleeding, Open Airway, Check Oxygen/Insulin Needs)<br/>- Extricate Lightly Pinched Victim With 60-In Pry Bar & 4x4 Box Cribbing"]

Part 1: The Window and Vehicle Windshield Triage Placard System (Rapid Visual Sidewalk Triage)

1. Why Visual Placards Cut Neighborhood Search Time by 75 Percent

Suppose an earthquake or tornado strikes a 20-home residential block at 6:30 PM. If a 4-person neighborhood volunteer team has to walk up every driveway, knock on all 20 doors, wait 3 minutes at each porch, and interview every homeowner, it takes 60 full minutes just to knock on all 20 doors. When every household on the block uses a standardized Reversible High-Contrast Window / Windshield Triage Placard, residents at the 14 undamaged houses confirm their family and gas meter are safe and tape the GREEN "OK" placard to their front window (or lay it across their car dashboard under the front windshield). When the Block Scout Team steps onto the sidewalk at Minute 15, they can visually clear 14 houses in 60 seconds without walking up a single porch step, directing 100 percent of their rescue manpower immediately to the houses displaying RED "HELP" eða "NO SIGN".

2. Hvers vegna þú þarft bæði glugga og bílrúðu staðsetningu

  1. ** Brotnar gluggar að framan eða lokaðir stormhlurar:** Í jarðskjálfta af stærðinni 7,0, hvirfilbyl eða fellibyl, brotna glergluggar í stofu að framan oft eða eru huldar af utanaðkomandi stormhlerum svo enginn á götunni getur séð skilti sem er teipt inni í húsinu.
  2. Djúp áföll og innkeyrslur í dreifbýli: Þar sem húsin sitja 20 to 45 meters (65 to 150 feet) aftur af götunni á bak við tré eða girðingar, lítið pappírsskilti í dimmum glugga er ósýnilegt frá akbrautinni, en fjölskyldubíllinn sem er skráður nálægt enda innkeyrslunnar er með stóra hornrúðu úr gleri sem snýr að götunni.
  3. Næturskinsskyggni: Settu á tvær ræmur af endurskinsandi silfur/hvítu DOT límbandi (3M Scotchlite) í "O" lögun á Græna "OK" hlið og stórt endurskinsmerki "H" eða "X" yfir Rauða "HELP" hlið svo vasaljós geisla frá 50 meters (165 feet) burt lýsir upp skiltið í niðamyrkri.

3. Official Block Placard Color, Typography, and Triage Priority Matrix

Placard State Observed from Street Triage Priority Rank Exact Meaning & Required Resident Action CERT / MYN Buddy Team Protocol
1. RED "HELP NEEDED" Placard Displayed (Bright fluorescent red/magenta card with 15 cm / 6-inch black block letters + reflective tape border) PRIORITY 1 (Immediate Life-Safety Dispatch) Someone inside has a medical emergency, severe bleeding, mobility entrapment, gas leak, or fire, OR a solo resident cannot exit safely. (Resident also blows a 120 dB pea-less whistle 3 times every minute). Dispatch the first available 2-Person Medical & Light Rescue Buddy Team (carrying trauma kit, 60-in pry bar, and gas wrench) immediately.
2. NO PLACARD DISPLAYED (Blank Window / Windshield) on a House Listed in the Vulnerable Neighbor Registry PRIORITY 2 (High-Urgency Welfare Check) Resident may be unconscious, deaf/hard-of-hearing, bedbound, pinned under fallen furniture, or unable to reach the window. Dispatch a 2-Person Scout Team carrying the confidential entry lockbox code / spare key from the sealed registry envelope to perform a 360-degree hazard check and knock/enter.
3. NO PLACARD DISPLAYED (Blank Window / Windshield) on a Standard Household PRIORITY 3 (Standard Scout Inspection) Residents may be away at work/school, or may be injured/trapped inside and unable to post their sign. 2-Person Scout Team performs a 360-degree exterior walk (checking gas meter spinning/smell and structural stability) and knocks loudly on doors/windows.
4. GREEN "OK / ALL CLEAR" Placard Displayed PRIORITY 4 (Cleared - Zero Action Required) Every person and pet inside the home is accounted for and uninjured, the exterior gas meter is intact, and the main house water valve is shut off. Scribe marks house CLEAR á blokkakortinu; Fullorðnir fullorðnir sem eru fullorðnir úr þessu húsi mæta á söfnunarstaðinn til að ganga til liðs við björgunarsveitir.
5. YELLOW / BLUE "EVACUATED" Spjald (valfrjáls bakflipi) PRIORITY 5 (Log Only) Household has already evacuated out of the area; writes Date/Time, Destination City, and Out-of-Area Phone in dry-erase marker on the laminated card. Scribe records evacuation status so rescue teams do not waste time breaking into an empty home.

Part 2: Lot-by-Lot Gas, Water, and Electrical Utility Shutoff Mapping

In the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, the 1994 Northridge (Los Angeles) earthquake, and the 1995 Great Hanshin (Kobe, Japan) earthquake, post-earthquake fires fed by ruptured residential natural gas meters and downed electrical wires destroyed more homes than the seismic shaking itself, because broken underground street water mains left fire hydrants dry. Mapping every utility shutoff on your 20-home block before a disaster lets your neighborhood extinguish gas leaks in the first 10 minutes.

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   RESIDENTIAL NATURAL GAS METER SHUTOFF & block MAPPING REFERENCE
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       GAS FLOWING ("ON")                   GAS SHUT OFF ("OFF")
   Valve Lug INLINE With Pipe         Valve Lug 90° PERPENDICULAR to Pipe

         |    |                                   |    |
         | || |  <-- Brass/Iron                   |    |
         | || |      Supply Valve              +----------+
         | || |      (Before Meter)            |  ======  | <-- Turned 1/4
         |    |                                +----------+     Turn (90°)
    +--------------+                         +--------------+
    | [0][4][8][2] | <-- Test Dials          | [0][4][8][2] |
    |  GAS METER   |                         |  GAS METER   |
    +--------------+                         +--------------+

  WHEN TO SHUT OFF GAS:                  CRITICAL SAFETY RULE:
  1. Smell rotten-egg mercaptan odor     Once turned OFF, NEVER turn the
  2. Hear hissing / roaring gas          gas valve back ON yourself.
  3. Meter dials spinning rapidly        Pilot lights are out; only a
     while all appliances are off        licensed utility technician can
  4. Visible structural house damage     purge and relight the system.
========================================================================

1. How to Conduct the 90-Minute "Block Utility Mapping Walk"

Gather one representative from each of the 15 to 20 homes on a Saturday morning with a printed overhead street diagram (printed from Google Maps satellite view or sketched on graph paper). Walk from House #1 to House #20 as a group so neighbors physically see where each valve sits: 1. Locate and Mark the Natural Gas Meter (Symbol: [G]) or LP Propane Tank (Symbol: [P]): - On the Block Map, draw a [G] á nákvæmlega horninu/vegg hvers húss (e.g., "NE side wall behind AC condenser" eða "Under front porch stairs"). - Auðkenndu rétta lokunarlokann: Sérhver gasmælir í íbúðarhúsnæði hefur tvær pípur: stígpípan sem kemur beint upp úr jörðu (usually on the left side) og húsfóðurrörið inn í vegginn. Finndu rétthyrndan kopar- eða steypujárns tapplokaloka sem er staðsettur á stigpípunni sem kemur upp úr jörðu ÁÐUR en mælirinn. - Test-Fit and Tether a Non-Sparking Wrench: Verify that each homeowner has a 30 to 38 cm (12 to 15 inch) cast-aluminum or bronze non-sparking gas shutoff wrench (or an adjustable crescent wrench wrapped in bright orange tape) hanging on a nail or zip-tied directly to the meter bracket so a neighbor can shut it off in 5 seconds without entering the house. - For Rural / Suburban LP Propane Tanks: Show neighbors how to lift the hinged metal protective dome cover on top of the outdoor 1,900-liter (500-gallon) propane tank and turn the round handwheel service valve clockwise ("Righty-Tighty") until completely closed (no wrench required). 2. Locate and Mark the Dual Water Shutoff Valves (Symbol: [W-House] og [W-Curb]): - Valve 1 (House-Side Main Water Shutoff Valve - [W-House]): Located where the water line enters the house (garage wall, basement wall, utility closet, or exterior hose-bib riser in warm climates), usually fitted with a quarter-turn ball-valve lever or a round gate-valve wheel. Shutting this valve off immediately after an earthquake accomplishes two critical goals: (a) it prevents ruptured indoor pipes on the second floor from flooding the house, and (b) it traps the 150 to 300 liters (40 to 80 gallons) of clean, sterile drinking water stored inside the family's hot water heater tank so negative vacuum pressure in broken city street mains cannot siphon it backward out into the street sewer. - Valve 2 (Street Curb-Stop Meter Box - [W-Curb]): Located in the concrete or plastic box set into the sidewalk/lawn near the street curb. Keep two 70 to 90 cm (28 to 36 inch) steel T-handle Curb-Stop Water Meter Keys in the shared neighborhood tool cache: if a pipe snaps between the street and the house foundation wall, only shutting off the street curb-stop valve stops the geyser. 3. Locate and Mark the Main Electrical Service Panel (Symbol: [E]): - Note on the Block Map whether each home's main 100A / 200A Electrical Breaker Panel is mounted on an exterior wall (common in the US West and South) or inside the basement/garage. - The Safe Electrical Shutoff Sequence (Step-Down Rule): If a home has structural water leaks, sparking outlets, or burning insulation odor, never stand in a puddle of water to touch an electrical panel. If dry and safe to approach, flip all individual 15A/20A/30A branch circuit breakers to OFF first, and then flip the large 100A/200A Main Breaker at the top to OFF (að slökkva á einstökum álagi fyrst dregur úr ljósbogaflassi með háum rafstraumi inni í skemmdum aðalrofa). (Ef húsið er virkt að flæða af gasi, EKKI snúa rafmagnsrofunum inni í húsinu, þar sem innri brotneisti getur sprengt gasskýið; slökktu fyrst á ytri gasmælinum).

Part 3: Administering the Opt-In "Vulnerable Neighbor Check-In Registry"

In every modern disaster, from the 2021 Texas Winter Storm Uri blackout and 2021 Pacific Northwest Heat Dome to Hurricane Katrina and the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, the overwhelming majority of preventable indoor fatalities occur among solo older adults, individuals dependent on electrically powered durable medical equipment (DME), and residents with mobility, vision, or hearing impairments who live quietly on residential streets where neighbors never realized they needed help until days too late.

1. The "Double-Envelope" Privacy Architecture (Why Opt-In Paper Beats Cloud Spreadsheets)

Many older adults and disabled residents rightly refuse to put their personal medical diagnoses or solo-living status onto an online Google Sheet or public HOA directory for fear of identity theft or burglary. - How the Double-Envelope Protocol Solves the Privacy Problem: 1. Participation is 100 percent voluntary (Opt-In). 2. Each participating household fills out a single paper Confidential Neighborhood Check-In Card (Form CERT-VN1) by hand. 3. During your annual Block Preparedness Meeting, all completed cards are placed inside a heavy manila Inner Envelope, which is sealed with tamper-evident tape and signed across the flap by two witnesses, then placed inside a waterproof Outer Pouch marked: > "SEALED VULNERABLE NEIGHBOR EMERGENCY REGISTRY, To Be Opened ONLY by the Block Captain / Co-Captain During a Major Earthquake, Tornado, Hurricane, Evacuation Order, or Grid Outage Exceeding 4 Hours." 4. Keep Copy #1 in the Block Captain's grab-and-go binder and Copy #2 with a Co-Captain living at the opposite end of the street (in case the Block Captain's house is damaged or the Captain is away at work).

2. Complete Data Fields for the Vulnerable Neighbor Check-In Card

Registry Field Category Specific Actionable Details Recorded on the Card Immediate Block CERT / Mutual Aid Action During a Crisis
1. Electricity-Dependent Life Support (DME Priority 1) Oxygen Concentrator (flow rate in Liters/min + number of green backup E-cylinders on hand); Home Mechanical Ventilator; Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD); Home Hemodialysis / Peritoneal Dialysis Cycler; Nebulizer / Airway Suction Pump. Within 20 minutes of a power outage: Dispatch a neighbor with a charged 1,000Wh to 2,000Wh LiFePO4 portable power station or connect a long 12-gauge outdoor extension cord from a neighbor's inverter generator (placed 6+ meters / 20+ feet outdoors) to keep their oxygen concentrator or ventilator running.
2. Temperature-Sensitive Medications (Cold-Chain Priority 2) Refrigerated Insulin (Vials / Pens), Biologic Injectables, Liquid Antibiotics, or Glucagon / Epinephrine Auto-Injectors. During a summer blackout exceeding 12 hours, transfer the resident's backup insulin boxes (labeled in a sealed bag) into a neighbor's 12V DC solar-powered compressor fridge or ice cooler (never touching raw ice directly so insulin does not freeze).
3. Mobility & Bedroom Location (Extrication Priority) Power Wheelchair (location of manual freewheel clutch levers on both drive motors), Manual Wheelchair, Walker, or Bedbound; Exact floor and compass corner of the resident's sleeping bedroom (e.g., "1st floor SW corner bedroom"). If the house is damaged or needs evacuation, send a 4-person team carrying a foldable rescue litter (MegaMover) or stair-chair straight to the listed bedroom window/door, disengage the power wheelchair's manual freewheel levers so it can roll without power, and bring their manual walker.
4. Sensory, Cognitive & Communication Needs Deaf / Hard of Hearing (will not hear sirens, radio warnings, or verbal knocking at the door); Blind / Low Vision (plus Guide Dog name/harness location); Dementia / Alzheimer's / Autism (wandering risk); Primary Language Spoken. Fyrir heyrnarlausa nágranna, blikkar björtum LED vasaljósageisla í gegnum svefnherbergisgluggann og berðu þungt á gólfið/hurðarrammann (carry a pad of paper and thick marker); fyrir nágranna með heilabilun, úthlutaðu rólegum félaga til að vera hjá þeim á Safnaðarsvæðinu.
5. Óeyðileggjandi neyðarinngönguaðferð (Lockbox / Spare Key) Staðsetning ytri 4-stafa þrýstihnapps takkalásbox (Supra / Kidde) og samsetning þess (stored ONLY inside the sealed envelope), EÐA Húsnúmer trausts nágranna sem heldur á varalykil að útihurð + 4 stafa afvopnunarkóði fyrir heimilisviðvörun. Leyfir tveggja manna vinahópnum að opna útihurðina hreint á 10 sekúndum til að athuga hvort öldungur svarar ekki neinum gluggaskilti án þess að sparka í hurðarkarminn eða kveikja á döff þjófaviðvörun.
6. Tengiliðir utan svæðis við nánustu ættingja og lækni Nafn, tengsl og símanúmer utanríkis ættingja (160+ km / 100+ miles away) ásamt upplýsingum um aðallækni og apótek. Leyfir Block Communications Lead að senda í gegnum gervihnattaboð eða hamútvarp ("Mrs. Smith at 104 Oak St is safe with neighbors") to her family out of state.

Part 4: Organizing the Block Incident Command Structure (FEMA CERT ICS) and Door Marking

Þegar 15 til 20 heimilin þín koma saman á Block Gathering Site á mínútu 15 eftir jarðskjálfta eða hvirfilbyl, forðastu „allir hópast í kringum eitt vandamál“ gildru með því að skipta í fjögur fyrirfram skipulögð hlutverk að fyrirmynd FEMA atviksstjórnkerfisins (ICS):

  1. Block Coordinator & Scribe (Incident Commander / Logistics - 1 to 2 People): Stays permanently at the outdoor Block Gathering Site wearing a high-visibility vest, opens the Master Block Clipboard (holding the Lot Utility Map and the newly unsealed Vulnerable Neighbor Registry), monitors the Block Simplex Walkie-Talkie Channel (Tone 0) and NOAA Weather Radio, and logs which 2-person Buddy Team entered which address at what minute.
  2. Scout & Utility Shutoff Buddy Teams (Operations - 2 Teams of 2 People Each): Wear ANSI Z89.1 hard hats, goggles, N95 masks, leather gloves, and boots, carry the 60-inch (1.5 m) steel pry bar, non-sparking gas wrench, 10-lb ABC fire extinguisher, and lumber crayon, and walk down both sides of the street logging Green "OK" signs while immediately checking Red "HELP" houses, Vulnerable Registry houses, and No-Sign houses.
  3. Medical & Triage Buddy Team (Medical Branch - 2 to 3 People): Sets up a clean Neighborhood Triage Tarpaulin at the Gathering Site stocked with CoTCCC windlass tourniquets (CAT Gen 7), hemostatic gauze, pressure dressings, splints, and foil blankets to perform START (Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment) < 60-second assessments (stopping arterial bleeding, opening airways, and treating shock).
  4. Care & Shelter Team (Family Support - 2 to 3 People): Gathers young children, frail older adults, and leashed pets in a safe yard or garage away from street hazards so able-bodied parents are free to help on rescue teams.

How to Use the FEMA CERT X Door-Frame Marking System

If a house on your block has suffered heavy structural damage and your 2-person CERT Buddy Team is preparing to enter: - Before Stepping Through the Door: Stick a 30 x 30 cm (12 x 12 inch) square of bright duct tape next to the front door and draw a single diagonal slash (/), writing the Date/Entry Time above the slash (Top) and your Team ID to the left (Left). - Upon Exiting the Structure: Draw the opposite diagonal slash (\) to complete an X, writing any Inside Hazards (e.g., "GAS OFF - STAIRS COLLAPSED") at the bottom (Bottom) and the number of Live (L) and Deceased (D) fórnarlömb til hægri (Right).

Svæðisbundin neyðarnúmer og opinberar viðbúnaðaráætlanir samfélagsins

  • United States: Dial 911 for active emergencies. Find your city or county fire department's free 20-hour CERT Basic Training course at ready.gov/cert, and download official Map Your Neighborhood (MYN) templates and "OK / HELP" placard PDFs from the Washington State Emergency Management Division (mil.wa.gov/myn).
  • Canada, UK, EU, and Australia/NZ: Dial 911 in Canada (PreparedBC / NEPP), 999 or 112 in the UK (Cabinet Office Community Emergency Plan Toolkit), 112 across the EU, 000 in Australia (Red Cross RediPlan / CFA Community Fireguard), or 111 in New Zealand (NEMA / WREMO Community Emergency Hub Guide).

Algengar spurningar

Why should we display our "OK" or "HELP" placard in both our front window AND our parked car's windshield?

In many suburban and rural neighborhoods, houses sit far back from the street behind trees, hedges, or porch roofs, or have exterior storm shutters and shattered windows that make a sign taped inside a window hard to see from the roadway. Placing a duplicate reversible Green "OK" or Red "HELP NEEDED" placard flat on the dashboard inside the front windshield of a vehicle parked in your driveway (in addition to your front window or front door) gives neighborhood CERT scout teams and passing fire engines an unobstructed, angled view from the street, and works even at night when bordered with retro-reflective tape.

When should a neighborhood CERT team shut off a house's natural gas meter, and why shouldn't we shut off every meter on the block automatically?

You should immediately turn a house's exterior natural gas supply valve 90 degrees perpendicular to the pipe using a non-sparking wrench ONLY if you smell the rotten-egg odor of mercaptan gas, hear a hissing or roaring sound at the meter, see the small fractional test dials on the face of the meter spinning rapidly while all appliances are off, or see visible structural collapse or fire at the house. Never shut off undamaged gas meters automatically "just in case": once a gas valve is turned off, all pilot lights extinguish, and turning the valve back on yourself can fill the house with explosive unlit gas. Only a utility technician can legally purge and relight a shut-off meter, which can take weeks after a major earthquake.

How do we convince private or elderly neighbors to participate in a Vulnerable Neighbor Check-In Registry?

Older adults and disabled neighbors often hesitate to share medical or solo-living details because they do not want their personal information posted on an online spreadsheet or public HOA list. Using the "Double-Envelope Paper Protocol" solves this completely: each participating neighbor writes their emergency needs (such as an electric oxygen concentrator, refrigerated insulin, mobility device, or key lockbox code) on a physical index card, and all cards are sealed inside a tamper-evident envelope signed across the flap by two witnesses, marked "To Be Opened ONLY During an Area-Wide Disaster or Grid Outage Exceeding 4 Hours." Their privacy stays 100 percent protected every day of the year while guaranteeing a fast check-in when the grid fails.

Why is 15 to 20 contiguous homes the ideal size for a neighborhood mutual aid group?

Post-disaster research by Washington State's Map Your Neighborhood (MYN) program and FEMA shows that during the chaotic first 60 minutes after a major earthquake or tornado, two-person volunteer buddy teams can realistically walk, inspect, and assist only the 15 to 20 homes within immediate visual sight on their street block. If your subdivision has 200 houses, do not form one giant 200-home committee; instead, divide the subdivision into ten contiguous 20-home Pods, each with its own outdoor Block Gathering Site and Block Captain linked together on a shared GMRS walkie-talkie channel.

What should a 2-person neighborhood scout team do if they find a neighbor trapped inside a heavily damaged or leaning house?

Samkvæmt opinberum FEMA CERT öryggisreglum um ljósleit og björgun, mega sjálfboðaliðar nágrannar ALDREI fara inn í „rauðmerkt“ mikið skemmd mannvirki (hver bygging með hallandi eða hrunna burðarveggi, aðskilinn múrsteinsstromp sem er stilltur yfir höfuðið, rafmagnslínur sem snerta burðarvirkið snerta burðarvirkið, eða gasleka að innan). Að fara inn í hrunið mannvirki án þess að hafa þungan búnað breytir sjálfboðaliðum björgunarmönnum í fleiri fórnarlömb. Í staðinn skaltu slökkva á ytra gasmælinum og vatnslokanum að utan ef það er öruggt, girða af garðinum með varúðarlímbandi, tala við fastan nágranna úr öruggri fjarlægð fyrir utan til að halda þeim rólegum og senda nákvæma heimilisfangið og staðsetningin í gegnum GMRS eða Ham útvarp til faglegra hópa fyrir leit og björgun í þéttbýli (USAR).

Heimildir og opinberar leiðbeiningar

  • Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA, Bandaríkin): Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Grunnþjálfunarhandbók fyrir þátttakendur (einingar 1 til 9: Hamfaraviðbúnaður, CERT stofnun/ICS, hamfaralæknisaðgerðir/START Triage, og létt leit og björgun).
  • Washington Military Department Neyðarstjórnunardeild (EMD, Bandaríkin): Map Your Neighborhood (MYN) dagskrárleiðbeiningar: 9 skref til að taka strax í kjölfar hamfara, gluggi OK/HJÁLP-spjöld og kortlagning gagna.
  • Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) & Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas): Náttúrugasmælisskoðun eftir jarðskjálfta og öryggisleiðbeiningar um 90 gráðu lokunarloka.
  • Bretska ríkisstjórnarskrifstofan og National Resilience Framework (Bretland): Undirbúningur fyrir neyðartilvik: Verkfærasett fyrir neyðaráætlun samfélagsins og stuðningssamskiptareglur fyrir viðkvæma íbúa.
  • National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) & Wellington Region Emergency Management Office (WREMO, Nýja Sjáland): Leiðbeiningar um neyðarmiðstöð samfélagsins: Skipuleggja gagnkvæma aðstoð á götustigi eftir stóran jarðskjálfta.

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