"We would rather be called and not needed,

than to be needed and not called."

Disaster recovery is an organization's response strategy to a natural or manmade disaster. In many cases, the impact of a crisis situation, such as a massive earthquake, a category 5 cyclone or a terrorist operation of devastating proportions - are unavoidable owing to the sheer intensity of the hazard. Health & safety takes priority in such cases. 

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program educates volunteers about disaster preparedness for the hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. CERT offers a consistent, nationwide approach to volunteer training and organization that professional responders can rely on during disaster situations, allowing them to focus on more complex tasks.

.First-response situations often call for both quick thinking and instantaneous mastery of CPR and First-Aid, and the skills associated with them. You never know when an emergency situation may strike, and so the only defense is proper preparation. This is what makes CPR and First-Aid Certification so important and in such high demand. Whether it is in a traditional office setting or for a specialized medical team, having access to all the necessary tools and knowledge is essential. FSFA has a program for training all member's of the FSFA DRT UNIT!

Florida's premier Fire Education Program. A week-long event offering over 40 different states recognized classes and courses, presenters, seminars and hands-on activities.

We do recommend to contact FSFA to reserve your spot.

Safety risk assessments are usually conducted at the beginning of a Disaster.

Safety assessments consist of the following stages:

Identifying a hazard

Collecting information and analyzing risk associated with it. Determining how to remove or reduce its effect by completely eliminating the process or equipment.

Replacement with a better equipment or process. Design and physically isolating processes or direct contact of user by the use of appropriate collective or personal protective equipment

At the completion of this course, you should be able to: Explain the principles and basic structure of the Incident Command System (ICS). Describe the NIMS management characteristics that are the foundation of the ICS. Describe the ICS functional areas and the roles of the Incident Commander and Command Staff. Describe the General Staff roles within ICS. Identify how NIMS management characteristics apply to ICS for a variety of roles and discipline areas.

Preparing to Evacuate Your Pet/Service

Animal

• Preparing to Stay at Home With Pets/Service

Animals During a Disaster

• Pet/Service Animal Care After a Disaster

• Preparations for Livestock

• Special Considerations for Exotic Animals

 When emergencies occur and normal communication goes silent, contacting each other and learning what’s happening become paramount. In a split-second you can have no way to communicate. Facebook is out. Skype won’t work. Email is out, the Internet may be out, and your cell phone has dwindling battery power but won’t connect because all the remaining cell phone resources are being used by emergency, medical and law enforcement personnel. A disaster is not the time to begin thinking about an emergency radio communication plan for you and your family. Make sure you get prepared long before.

Discuss with family and write down what should be included in the plan such as reunion points, emergency numbers and information, medical release form for each minor child, important family records, CPR training and the items mentioned below. Consider others ways of communication, such as emergency radio communication, if cell networks fail and the Internet goes down.