Emergency Preparedness

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EMERGENCY

PREPAREDNESS

Merit Badge Requirements

1) Earn the First Aid merit badge

2) Do the following:

A) Tell what you would do to prevent injury and possible loss of life to yourself and others in each of the following emergencies: fire or explosion at home and in a public building, car stalled in blizzard or desert, motor vehicle accident, mountain accident, food poisoning, boating accident, search for lost person, lost or marooned group, gas leak, earthquake, flood, tornado or hurricane, atomic emergency, and avalanche (snow or rock).

B) Show that you know what to do in at least TWO of the above

3) Show how you could safely save a person from the following:

A) Touching a live electric wire

B) A room with carbon monoxide or other fumes or smoke

C) Clothes on fire

D) Drowning using non-swimming rescues (including ice accidents)

4) Tell the things a group of Scouts should be prepared to do, the training needed, and the safety precautions to be taken for the following emergency service:

A) Crowd or traffic control

B) Messenger service and communication

C) Collection and distribution services

D) Group feeding, shelter, and sanitation

5) Take part in an emergency service project, either real or a practice drill

6) Show three ways of attracting and communicating with rescue planes

7) With another person, show a good way to move an injured person out of a remote and rugged area, conserving the energy of the rescuers

8) Do the following:

A) Prepare a written plan for mobilizing your troop when needed to do emergency service. If there is a plan, explain it. Tell your part in making it work

B) Take part in at least one troop mobilization. Describe your part

C) Show the personal "emergency pack" which you have prepared to be ready for a mobilization call. Show a family kit (suitcase or box) for use by your family in case an emergency evacuation is needed. Explain the need.

9) Show proper use of ropes and lines for rescue work by doing the following:

A) Tie knots for joining lines. Tie knots for shortening or adjusting lines. Tie knots for lashings.

B) Lower a person from a height sufficient to show how

C) Coil and accurately throw light and heavy 50-foot heaving lines

Note: If any requirements listed above differ from the requirements in theEmergency Preparedness Merit Badge Book, the requirements in the Emergency Preparedness Merit Badge Book are to be followed.

Requirement 1

I have earned the First Aid merit badge: Yes No

Requirement 2

Tell what you would do to prevent injury and possible loss of life to yourself and others in each of the following emergencies:

Fire or explosion at home and in a public building: ___________________________________________________________

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Car stalled in blizzard or desert: __________________________________________________________________________

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Motor vehicle accident: ________________________________________________________________________________

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Mountain accident: ____________________________________________________________________________________

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Food poisoning: ______________________________________________________________________________________

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Boating accident: _____________________________________________________________________________________

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Search for lost person: _________________________________________________________________________________

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Lost or marooned group: _______________________________________________________________________________

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Gas Leak: ___________________________________________________________________________________________

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Earthquake: _________________________________________________________________________________________

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Flood: ______________________________________________________________________________________________

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Tornado or Hurricane: _________________________________________________________________________________

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Atomic Energy: ______________________________________________________________________________________

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Avalanche (Snow or Rock): _____________________________________________________________________________

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What would you do in at least TWO of the emergencies previously mentioned?

Emergency: _____________________________________________________

What would you do? __________________________________________________________________________________________

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Emergency: _____________________________________________________

What would you do? __________________________________________________________________________________________

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Requirement 3

How would you safely save a person from the following:

Touching a live electric wire: ____________________________________________________________________________

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A room with carbon monoxide or other fumes or smoke: ______________________________________________________

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Clothes on fire: _______________________________________________________________________________________

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____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Drowning using non-swimming rescues (including ice accidents): _______________________________________________

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Requirement 4

What things should groups of Scouts be prepared to do, what kind of training is needed, and what safety precautions should be taken for the following emergency services:

Crowd or Traffic Control

Be prepared to do what: ________________________________________________________________________________

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Training Needed: _____________________________________________________________________________________

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Safety Precautions: ____________________________________________________________________________________

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Messenger Service and Communication

Be prepared to do what: ________________________________________________________________________________

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Training Needed: _____________________________________________________________________________________

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Safety Precautions: ____________________________________________________________________________________

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Collection and Distribution Services

Be prepared to do what: ________________________________________________________________________________

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Training Needed: _____________________________________________________________________________________

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Safety Precautions: ____________________________________________________________________________________

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Group Feeding, Shelter, and Sanitation

Be prepared to do what: ________________________________________________________________________________

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Training Needed: _____________________________________________________________________________________

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Safety Precautions: ____________________________________________________________________________________

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Requirement 5

Take part in an emergency service project, either real or a practice drill.

Describe your experience and the role you played in the service project: _________________________________________________

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Requirement 6

Show three ways of attracting and communicating with rescue planes. If needed, use the area’s below to show what kinds of signs you would use.

Method One: ________________________________________________________________________________________

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Method Two: ________________________________________________________________________________________

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Method Three: _______________________________________________________________________________________

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Requirement 7

With another person, show a good way to move an injured person out of a remote and rugged area, conserving the energy of the rescuers. A great time and place to pass this one off is on a camp out with your leader. Describe how you did it: ________________

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Requirement 8

Prepare a written plan for mobilizing your team when needed to do emergency service. Explain it:____________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Tell your part in making it work: _______________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Take part in at least one troop mobilization. Describe your part: _______________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Show the Personal "emergency pack" which you have prepared to be ready for a mobilization call. __________

Show a family kit for use by your family in case an emergency evacuation is needed. __________

Explain the need: ____________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Requirement 9

Show proper use of ropes and lines for rescue work by doing the following. Have your counselor or leader sign them off.

Tie knots for joining lines: _______ Tie knots for lashings: ________ Tie knots for shortening or adjusting lines: ________

Lower a person from a height sufficient to show how to lower a person properly: ________

Coil and accurately throw light and heavy 50-foot heaving lines: ________