CERT

After learning about Triage last week, this week's training was on fighting fires. Well in the disaster situation CERT members will not take out a fire, but prevent the fire from spreading by making sure the neighboring buildings are wetted down.

We actually connected hoses and turned on the fire hydrant.

Goodbye Olympic Grand Auditorium

What I remember the most about the Olympic Grand Auditorium in Los Angeles that it was the home of the Thunderbirds Professional Roller Skating Team, and countless of wrestling matches from the TV in the 1960s.

The Auditorium still exists however it is reincarnated as the Glory Days of Jesus Christ Church, a Korean Christian Church.

2nd Session of CERT

The second session was the first of two parts in saving lives techniques. We are being trained to respond in a disaster situation or a mass capacity. CPR training is not part of the curriculum, because the rule in CPR is to continue with it when you start it. This will not allow you to spend any time with any other victims. Triage is next week, but we learned about splinting and stopping bleeding.

Campus Emergency Response Team - First Day

Today was the first session of the training campus emergency response team at USC. This year its at the Health Center Campus. There are about 13 of us from the University Park Campus and two from Marina del Rey.

We covered earthquakes today.

The CERT program was developed in Los Angeles by the LAFD and is sanctioned by FEMA and Homeland Security. When we finished we would be able to join last year's group and assist the emergency team at USC in a crisis.