What Part Do The Team Members Play?

• Properly Trained, They Would:

  • Be Better Prepared to deal with events that might otherwise seem overwhelming.
    
  • Recognize The Potential Hazards associated with a particular type of event and take appropriate action.
    
  • Take Steps To Get To Safety and/or help others to do so in a more organized fashion.
    
  • Assume A Leadership Role with those who are not trained to deal with the event.
    
  • Administer First Aid and/or Triage techniques.
    
  • Identify, Organize, and Utilize Available Resources.
    
  • Perform Needs Assessment, document and communicate to local authorities.
    
  • Assist Others With The Emotional Distress associated with major emergencies and disaster conditions.
    
  • Allow Better Allocation Of Emergency Resources by being more capable of “sizing-up” a situation and properly advising emergency responders.