CERT Team Documentation and Forms

The following 7 forms may be downloaded and reproduced as necessary by the UW Campus Emergency Response Teams for use in the field. Sufficient hard-copies of each form should be kept and maintained in each team inventory/supply kit and ready for immediate use.

Damage Assessment

• Use this form to document building damages
• Use this form to document building damages

Equipment

• Use this form for all CERT team equipment used or loaned to other teams or individuals
• Use this form for all CERT team equipment used or loaned to other teams or individuals

Incident Briefing

• Use this form to show current CERT team actions and locations of activity
• Use this form to show current CERT team actions and locations of activity

Incident Status

• Use this form to record CERT Team members locations, assignments and start/end times
• Use this form to record CERT Team members locations, assignments and start/end times

Message Form

• Use this form to report status of team efforts and/or to make requests to outside organizations, such as the UW Emergency Operations Center
• Use this form to report status of team efforts and/or to make requests to outside organizations, such as the UW Emergency Operations Center

Personnel Resources

• Use this form to record CERT Team assignments along with individual skills and skill rankings
• Use this form to record CERT Team assignments along with individual skills and skill rankings

Victim Treatment

• Use this form to record and account for all victims treated by the CERT team on-site
• Use this form to record and account for all victims treated by the CERT team on-site

Training Schedule

• This document outlines both the training plan and schedule for the CERT Pilot Project at the University of Washington

Training Applications

• Use this form to reserve a spot for scheduled training
• Use this form to reserve a spot for scheduled training

Best Practices

This report summarizes the development of the CERT project, and identifies best practices, challenges, and opportunities associated with adapting this community-based training program to a major research university setting.