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North American Rescue
Combat Application Tourniquet (CAT)
North American Rescue
Combat Application Tourniquet (CAT)
Can be purchased from several retailers online but make sure it is the real NAR CAT.
Ansell Microflex Blaze
N48 7mil Disposable Nitrile Gloves
Ansell Microflex Blaze
N48 7mil Disposable Nitrile Gloves
Most any nitrile glove will work. We like bright orange 'blaze' or light blue as black can make it harder to see blood and other bodily fluids.
To move on to Level 2 (team membership)
To move on to Level 2 (team membership)
1. Complete the Folsom CERT Academy Course.
2. Take the following additional online FEMA, Red Cross and State courses:
FEMA IS-100 Course Introduction to the Incident Command System
FEMA IS-200 Course Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
FEMA IS-700 Course An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
FEMA IS-800 Course National Response Framework, An Introduction
FEMA IS-288 Course The Role of Voluntary Organizations in Emergency Management
FEMA IS-505 Course Religious and Cultural Literacy and Competency in Disaster
Red Cross “Disaster Cycle Services: An Overview” **
Red Cross Shelter Fundamentals **
CA SEMS G606 Online Course ***
3. Send email to contact@folsomcert.org to request an interview and include copies of your certificates from the above classes.
4. Join us for an informal interview with Folsom CERT Leadership. We'll talk about expectations, code-of-conduct, etc.
5. By invited to join the team.
6. Fill Out Paperwork:
Submit to LiveScan background check by Folsom Police Department
Sign various HR forms as required by Folsom Fire Department (anti-harassment, anti-discrimination, etc. Basic stuff)
7. We will schedule an online meeting to walk you through the process of getting your Folsom CERT account set up and get you logged into things.
8. Obtain Uniform:
Order shirts from Quartermaster - first 'class B' uniform t-shirt is free!
Get a pair of black boots (must be able to take a shine)
Get a pair of black tactical/EMS pants
Get a black belt
Consider other uniform articles
** Red Cross classes:
To register, visit http://bit.ly/ext_register. Enter your information.
Use the following values for the indicated fields:
Division: Disaster Function
Organization Type: Community Partner - Other
Organization Name: Folsom CERT
Region Name: Choose “N/A”
Visit https://arc.csod.com/, login with your credentials that you created above and search for the name of the course.
*** CA SEMS G606:
To register, visit https://csti-ca.csod.com/.
Click the “register” button and enter your information.
Visit https://csti-ca.csod.com/, and login with the credentials you created above.
Click “Browse Training”, then on the left side of the screen click the “computer” icon under “Type”
Select the “Standardized Emergency Management System Introduction” course, then click Launch”
Please note tha the the FEMA, State and Red Cross web sites are not managed by Folsom CERT. If you have problems, let us know and we'll try to assist but they are not under our control.
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