The Neighborhood Emergency Response Handbook: Your Life-Saving Plan for Personal and Community Preparedness

A COMPLETE, STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO PREPARING YOURSELF AND YOUR COMMUNITY TO AID FIRST RESPONDERS DURING A DISASTER SITUATION

Nothing brings out the best in neighbors more than facing a catastrophe together. But don’t wait till the disaster is upon you. This book shows how you can work together today to protect the lives and homes of all the families in your neighborhood tomorrow. With guidance on how you can take a leadership role, this helpful handbook details everything your community needs to be fully prepared for any natural disaster.

• Creating event-specific disaster kits for yourself and your family
• Learning about basic fire safety and fire fighting
• Establishing triage centers in the event that first responders can’t reach you
• Stabilizing disaster victims through need-to-know first aid
• Creating your own neighborhood emergency response team to keep your neighborhood safe and save lives should the worst occur

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The Neighborhood Emergency Response Handbook: Your Life-Saving Plan for Personal and Community Preparedness

A COMPLETE, STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO PREPARING YOURSELF AND YOUR COMMUNITY TO AID FIRST RESPONDERS DURING A DISASTER SITUATION

Nothing brings out the best in neighbors more than facing a catastrophe together. But don’t wait till the disaster is upon you. This book shows how you can work together today to protect the lives and homes of all the families in your neighborhood tomorrow. With guidance on how you can take a leadership role, this helpful handbook details everything your community needs to be fully prepared for any natural disaster.

• Creating event-specific disaster kits for yourself and your family
• Learning about basic fire safety and fire fighting
• Establishing triage centers in the event that first responders can’t reach you
• Stabilizing disaster victims through need-to-know first aid
• Creating your own neighborhood emergency response team to keep your neighborhood safe and save lives should the worst occur

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The Neighborhood Emergency Response Handbook: Your Life-Saving Plan for Personal and Community Preparedness

The Neighborhood Emergency Response Handbook: Your Life-Saving Plan for Personal and Community Preparedness

by Scott Finazzo
The Neighborhood Emergency Response Handbook: Your Life-Saving Plan for Personal and Community Preparedness

The Neighborhood Emergency Response Handbook: Your Life-Saving Plan for Personal and Community Preparedness

by Scott Finazzo

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A COMPLETE, STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO PREPARING YOURSELF AND YOUR COMMUNITY TO AID FIRST RESPONDERS DURING A DISASTER SITUATION

Nothing brings out the best in neighbors more than facing a catastrophe together. But don’t wait till the disaster is upon you. This book shows how you can work together today to protect the lives and homes of all the families in your neighborhood tomorrow. With guidance on how you can take a leadership role, this helpful handbook details everything your community needs to be fully prepared for any natural disaster.

• Creating event-specific disaster kits for yourself and your family
• Learning about basic fire safety and fire fighting
• Establishing triage centers in the event that first responders can’t reach you
• Stabilizing disaster victims through need-to-know first aid
• Creating your own neighborhood emergency response team to keep your neighborhood safe and save lives should the worst occur


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781612434537
Publisher: Ulysses Press
Publication date: 08/11/2015
Pages: 240
Sales rank: 313,147
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Chapter 1 When Disaster Strikes 5

Incident Priorities 6

Accountability 7

Disasters at Home 8

Summary 27

Chapter 2 Basic Disaster Procedures 28

Creating a Disaster Kit 29

Floods 31

Storms 32

Blizzards 35

Earthquakes 37

Tornados 39

Civil Unrest 41

Summary 43

Chapter 3 Fire 45

The Science of Fire 46

Classes of Fire 47

Size-up Considerations 49

What to Do 49

Portable Fire Extinguishers 50

Fire Suppression Safety Rules 52

Hazardous Materials 53

Fire Prevention in the Home 55

Summary 58

Chapter 4 Light Search and Rescue 59

Size-up 61

Search 64

Rescue 74

Summary 83

Chapter 5 Disaster Medical Operations 84

Medical Size-up 86

Triage 87

Sanitation 95

Supplies 97

Documentation 99

Working with Emergency Responders 103

Summary 104

Chapter 6 Disaster First AID 105

ABCs 107

The Golden Hour 109

Neck and Back Injuries 110

Broken Bones 112

Strains and Sprains 114

Bleeding Control 115

Burns 119

Medical Emergencies 122

Summary 126

Chapter 7 Disaster Psychology 128

Preparing the Mind to Act 130

Response of the Body and Mind to Disaster 132

Effects of Traumatic Stress 133

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 134

Critical Incident Stress Management 137

Summary 140

Chapter 8 Disaster Preparedness Networks 142

Getting Started 144

Organize a Group of Like-Minded Individuals 147

Construct a Community Disaster Response Team 147

The First Meeting 149

Subsequent Meetings 152

Identifying Neighborhood Skills and Resources 152

Command Structure, Job Positions, and Duties 155

Mobilization and Working within the Incident Management System 158

Community Emergency Response Teams 161

Summary 163

Conclusion 164

Quick Reference Guide 167

Acknowledgments 177

About the Author 178

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