CERT Unit 6,7,8 Test

While searching a lightly damaged structure following a destructive storm, you and

fellow CERT members locate a fire.

As you conduct your fire size-up, which of the following is the least important question to consider:

• Can my buddy and I fight the fire safely?

• Do my buddy and I have the right equipment?

• How many people are in the building?

• Can my buddy and I escape?

From your size-up, you determine that the fire can be put out with a portable fire

extinguisher. You and your buddy quickly retrieve a portable fire extinguisher, which you

have determined is the right type of extinguisher to fight this fire.

What should you do before approaching the fire?

• Test the extinguisher after pulling the pin

• Wait for the fire department to arrive

• Tell your buddy to wait at the door for you

• Make sure the house’s water supply is shut off

Following the correct CERT procedure (P.A.S.S.), you discharge the extinguisher.

What should you do if the fire continues to burn 5 seconds after you start to extinguish it?

• Check the label on the extinguisher

• Look for creative resources to fight the fire

• Leave immediately

• Back out and signal for your buddy to attempt to suppress the fire

The fire has spread to other areas by the time the fire department arrives. What’s your next course of action?

• Attempt to suppress the fire again with a new extinguisher

• Communicate what you know to one of the firefighters

• Overhaul the fire

• Send in a backup team to fight the fire

If the chief officer asks you and your fellow CERT members to remain outside at a safe distance, how should you respond?

• Continue to conduct a size-up from a safe distance outside of the building

• Leave the premises

• Enter the house after the firefighters

• Call in more CERT members for backup

While the fire department manages to suppress most of the fire inside the building, a

small fire has started to spread through the yard. You notice a nearby shed is posted

with an NFPA 704 Diamond featuring the numbers 1, 1, and 2.

What should you do?

• Suppress and overhaul the fire because the numbers in the Diamond are small and indicate that little risk is present

• Leave the area and communicate the information to one of the professional firefighters on the scene if they are accessible

• Suppress and overhaul the fire only if the number in the blue quadrant is less than 2

• Make sure you are using the correct type of fire extinguisher

As you begin the CERT size-up process, what is the first thing you should do?

• Gather facts

• Assess and communicate damage

• Establish priorities

• Consider probabilities

You and three other CERT members begin searching the local library, a large brick

building where many people in the community were instructed to take cover before the

storm. A size-up of the building reveals superficial damage, including broken windows

and cracked plaster.

How would you classify the damage to the building?

• Heavy damage

• Moderate damage

• Light damage

• Slight damage

As you continue your search of the library, you make a single slash next to the doorway

of the first room you enter.
What information do you write in what will become the left quadrant of this search marking?

• Information about hazards and collapses

• The number of survivors in the room

• Your agency or group ID

• The room number

While stopping frequently to listen, you hear a faint cry for help from the corner of the

room. You walk over to find a young boy who has glass shards in his leg and is unable

to walk.

Keeping in mind that you are searching the room with only two other CERT members, which of the following is not a recommended way of moving the boy?

• Blanket carry

• Pack-strap carry

• Chair carry

• One-person arm carry