Jan 03, 2016
CERT - Class 6CERT - Class 6
• Disaster Disaster PsychologyPsychology
• ICS or Team ICS or Team Organization & Organization & ManagementManagement
IntroductionIntroduction
• Disaster PsychologyDisaster Psychology
– Recognizing Stress Recognizing Stress ResponsesResponses
– Emotional First CareEmotional First Care
Stages of a CrisisStages of a Crisis
• Day to Day StressDay to Day Stress• ImpactImpact• Factors Affecting SeverityFactors Affecting Severity
– Emotional StateEmotional State
– Physical StatePhysical State
– Number of StressorsNumber of Stressors
– DurationDuration
Psychological & PhysiologicalPsychological & Physiological
• SymptomsSymptoms– AcuteAcute– DelayedDelayed– CumulativeCumulative
• Humanizing the Rescue OperationHumanizing the Rescue Operation– Simultaneous care for the survivor Simultaneous care for the survivor
and the Rescue Personneland the Rescue Personnel
What can I do?What can I do?
• Limit exposureLimit exposure
• Recognize symptomsRecognize symptoms
• Relieve stressRelieve stress
Watch What You WatchWatch What You Watch
Footage ofFootage ofdisaster events can be verydisaster events can be veryupsettingupsettingEspecially to Children Especially to Children
limiting their exposure to limiting their exposure to the media.the media.
Reduce ExposureReduce Exposure
Adults need a break from Adults need a break from
Watching disturbing footageWatching disturbing footage
Take turns listening to theTake turns listening to the
News with other adults orNews with other adults or
team membersteam members
Survivor BehaviorSurvivor Behavior
• DisorientationDisorientation• Loss of controlLoss of control• Loss of trustLoss of trust• Extreme fright Extreme fright
and and helplessnesshelplessness
• Physical and Physical and emotional emotional numbingnumbing
• AbandonmentAbandonment
• Anger resulting Anger resulting from all of the from all of the aboveabove
What to expect from childrenWhat to expect from children
• Your behavior affects themYour behavior affects them
• Regression Regression
• Excessive FearExcessive Fear
• MisbehaviorMisbehavior
• Sleep disturbancesSleep disturbances
• Changes in eating habitsChanges in eating habits
Healthy Stress ReliefHealthy Stress Relief
• What did you see?What did you see?
• How did it make you feel?How did it make you feel?
• What was your job?What was your job?
• What to expect. . . What to expect. . .
Rescuer ConsiderationsRescuer Considerations
• Brief personnelBrief personnel prior to prior to rescue operationsrescue operations
• Emphasize teamworkEmphasize teamwork
• Rotate personnelRotate personnel• Frequent BreaksFrequent Breaks• Proper nutritionProper nutrition
• Debrief Debrief after rescue operationsafter rescue operations– Peer group discussionsPeer group discussions
• Pot luck, Block partyPot luck, Block party
Emotional First CareEmotional First Care
• Establish a Establish a rapportrapport
• ListenListen
• EmpathyEmpathy
• Respect Respect confidentialityconfidentiality
Introduction to the Introduction to the ICSICS OrganizationOrganization
• History of History of IIncident ncident CCommand ommand SSystemystem– Developed by Firescope for the fire Developed by Firescope for the fire
service, because of the Wildland Fires of service, because of the Wildland Fires of the 1970’sthe 1970’s
– Organizational problems identifiedOrganizational problems identified• Ineffective communicationIneffective communication
– Now used across the Emergency Services Now used across the Emergency Services spectrumspectrum
Basic ICSBasic ICS
• Unified Command StructureUnified Command Structure
• Common TerminologyCommon Terminology
• Modular OrganizationModular Organization
– Incident develops from individual, Incident develops from individual, expands in modular fashion as expands in modular fashion as neededneeded
• Integrated CommunicationsIntegrated Communications
Basic ICSBasic ICS
• Consolidate PlansConsolidate Plans– Support activities accomplished Support activities accomplished
through teamwork and team reliancethrough teamwork and team reliance
• Comprehensive Resource ManagementComprehensive Resource Management
• Manageable Span of ControlManageable Span of Control
Manageable Span of ControlManageable Span of Control
• The number of team members that one supervisor can manage safely
– Desirable range: 3-7– Optimum Number: 5
• Delegate responsibility
A S S IS T A N T
T E A M 1 - A
T E A M 1 - B
T E A M 2 - A
T E A M 2 - B
F IR E TE A M 1
A S S IS T A N T
T E A M 1 - A
T E A M 1 - B
T E A M 2 - A
T E A M 2 - B
F IR E TE A M 2
A S S IS T A N T
T E A M 1 - A
T E A M 1 - B
T E A M 2 - A
T E A M 2 - B
S E A R C H &R E S C U E
A S S IS T A N T
T E A M 1 - A
T E A M 1 - B
T E A M 2 - A
T E A M 2 - B
M E D IC A L T E A M1
A S S IS T A N T
T E A M 1 - A
T E A M 1 - B
T E A M 2 - A
T E A M 2 - B
M E D IC A L T E A M2
C O M M A N D E R
Manageable Span of ControlManageable Span of Control
Emergency Scene ManagementEmergency Scene Management
• Number IncidentNumber Incident
• Prioritize IncidentPrioritize Incident
– HighHigh
– LowLow
• Assign ResourcesAssign Resources– PeoplePeople
– EquipmentEquipment
Number TasksNumber Tasks
• Assign a number to each incident or Assign a number to each incident or tasktask
• Only I.C. assigns numberOnly I.C. assigns number
Assign ResourcesAssign Resources
• Buddy systemBuddy system
• Team I.D.Team I.D.
• Time stampTime stamp
– Track Out-&-InTrack Out-&-In
• Return to Staging when completeReturn to Staging when complete