Terrorism and cert cert basic Training Unit 8 Unit Objectives

Establishing safe zones and decontamination is best left to the experts

• CERT Basic Training Unit 1: Disaster Preparedness

• 1-

• 400 yards

Biological Weapons

• 8-

• Routes of exposure:
• Inhalation
• Ingestion
• Absorption
• Targets
• Animals
• Crops
• People

• CERT Basic Training
• Unit 8: Terrorism and CERT

• Implied “reload” is a major threat
• Differentiating natural from attack could be difficult

• CDC mandate:

• Provide initial 10 days of meds to all 1.2 million residents of Contra Costa County…

• within 48 hours.

• CERT can help the country meet its obligation to respond to a biological attack or pandemic

• Medication (antibiotics & vaccines) and supplies
• Designed to respond rapidly to “all-hazards” disasters or emergencies
• Bio attack, Pandemic Influenza, etc.

• Strategic National Stockpile (SNS)

• All Residents

• The City POD Dispensing Model

• Local Distribution Hub
• Waterbird Way, Martinez

• City POD

• City POD

• All Residents

• 4 PODs in WC manned by CERT

• Walnut Creek planning is just beginning: training, table tops and field exercises to follow.