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Emergency Preparedness

Emergency PreparednessMerit Badge Workbook This workbook can help you but you still need to read the merit badge pamphlet. This Workbook can help you organize your thoughts as you prepare to meet with your merit badge counselor. You still must satisfy your counselor that you can demonstrate each skill and have learned the information. You should use the work space provided for each requirement to keep track of which requirements have been completed, and to make notes for discussing the item with your counselor, not for providing full and complete answers. If a requirement says that you must take an action using words such as "discuss", "show", "tell", "explain", "demonstrate", "identify", etc, that is what you must do. Merit Badge Counselors may not require the use of this or any similar one may add or subtract from the official requirements found in Boy Scout Requirements (Pub. 33216 SKU 621535). The requirements were last issued or revised in 2018 This workbook was updated in January 2018.

c c. Clothes on fire c d. Drowning using nonswimming rescues (including accidents on ice) 4. Show three ways of attracting and communicating with rescue planes/aircraft. c c c c 5. With another person, show a good way to move an injured person out of a remote and/or rugged area, conserving the

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1 Emergency PreparednessMerit Badge Workbook This workbook can help you but you still need to read the merit badge pamphlet. This Workbook can help you organize your thoughts as you prepare to meet with your merit badge counselor. You still must satisfy your counselor that you can demonstrate each skill and have learned the information. You should use the work space provided for each requirement to keep track of which requirements have been completed, and to make notes for discussing the item with your counselor, not for providing full and complete answers. If a requirement says that you must take an action using words such as "discuss", "show", "tell", "explain", "demonstrate", "identify", etc, that is what you must do. Merit Badge Counselors may not require the use of this or any similar one may add or subtract from the official requirements found in Boy Scout Requirements (Pub. 33216 SKU 621535). The requirements were last issued or revised in 2018 This workbook was updated in January 2018.

2 Scout s Name: _____ Unit: _____ Counselor s Name: _____ Counselor s Phone No.: _____ Workbook Copyright 2018 - Scouting Service Project, Inc. - All Rights Reserved Requirements Copyright, Boy Scouts of America (Used with permission.) This workbook may be reproduced and used locally by Scouts and Scouters for purposes consistent with the programs of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) or other Scouting and Guiding Organizations. However it may NOT be used or reproduced for electronic redistribution or for commercial or other non-Scouting purposes without the express permission of the U. S. Scouting Service Project, Inc. (USSSP). submit errors, omissions, comments or suggestions about this workbook to: or suggestions for changes to the requirements for the merit badge should be sent to: 1. Earn the First Aid merit badge. 2. Do the following: a. Discuss with your counselor the aspects of Emergency Preparedness : 1.

3 Prevention 2. Protection 3. Mitigation Emergency Preparedness Scout's Name: _____ Emergency Preparedness - Merit Badge Workbook Page. 2 of 144. Response 5. Recovery Include in your discussion the kinds of questions that are important to ask yourself as you consider each of these. b. Using a chart, graph, spreadsheet, or another method approved by your counselor, demonstrate your understanding of each aspect of Emergency Preparedness listed in requirement 2a (prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery) for 10 Emergency situations from the list below. You must use the first five situations listed below in boldface, plus any other five of your choice. Discuss your findings with your counselor. SituationPreventionProtectionMitigationR esponseRecovery 1. Home kitchen fire 2. Home basement / storage room / garage fire 3. Explosion in the home 4. Automobile accident 5. Food-borne disease (food poisoning) 6.

4 fire or explosion in a public place 7. Vehicle stalled in the desert 8. Vehicle trapped in a blizzard Emergency Preparedness Scout's Name: _____ Emergency Preparedness - Merit Badge Workbook Page. 3 of 14 SituationPrepareRespondRecoverPreventMit igate 9. Earthquake or tsunami 10. Mountain/ backcountry accident 11. Boating or water accident 12. Gas leak in a home or a building 13. Tornado or hurricane 14. Major flooding or a flash flood chemical spills and releases 16. Nuclear power plant Emergency 17. Avalanche (snowslide or rockslide) 18. Violence in a public place c. Meet with and teach your family how to get or build a kit, make a plan, and be informed for the situations on the chart you created for requirement 2b. Complete a family plan. Then meet with your counselor and report on your family meeting, discuss their responses, and share your family plan. Emergency PreparednessScout's Name: _____Emergency Preparedness - Merit Badge WorkbookPage.

5 4 of how you could safely save a person from the following: a live household electric wire structure filled with carbon monoxide on fire using nonswimming rescues (including accidents on ice) three ways of attracting and communicating with rescue planes/ aircraft . another person, show a good way to move an injured person out of a remote and/or rugged area, conserving theenergy of rescuers while ensuring the well-being and protection of the injured Preparedness Scout's Name: _____ Emergency Preparedness - Merit Badge Workbook Page. 5 of 14 6. Do the following: a. Describe the National Incident Management System (NIMS)/Incident and the Incident Command System (ICS). b. Identify the local government or community agencies that normally handle and prepare for Emergency services similar to those of the NIMS or ICS. Explain to your counselor ONE of the following: 1. How the NIMS/ICS can assist a Boy Scout troop when responding in a disaster 2.

6 How a group of Scouts could volunteer to help in the event of these types of emergencies c. Find out who is your community s Emergency management director and learn what this person does to prevent, protect, mitigate, respond to, and recover from Emergency situations in your community. Emergency Preparedness Scout's Name: _____ Emergency Preparedness - Merit Badge Workbook Page. 6 of 14 Discuss this information with your counselor, utilizing the information you learned from requirement 2b. 7. Do the following: a. Take part in an Emergency service project, either a real one or a practice drill, with a Scouting unit or a community agency. b. Prepare a written plan for mobilizing your troop when needed to do Emergency service. If there is already a plan, explain it. Tell your part in making it work. Emergency PreparednessScout's Name: _____Emergency Preparedness - Merit Badge WorkbookPage. 7 of 14 the following: the things a group of Scouts should be prepared to do, the training they need, and the safety precautionsthey should take for the following Emergency and traffic controlBe prepared to do:Training they need:Safety service and communicationBe prepared to do:Training they need:Safety Precautions: Emergency PreparednessScout's Name: _____Emergency Preparedness - Merit Badge WorkbookPage.

7 8 of and distribution servicesBe prepared to do:Training they need:Safety feeding, shelter, and sanitationBe prepared to do:Training they need:Safety Precautions: Emergency PreparednessScout's Name: _____Emergency Preparedness - Merit Badge WorkbookPage. 9 of 14 a personal Emergency service pack for a mobilization and Uses Prepare a family Emergency kit (suitcase or waterproof box) for use by your family in case an emergencyevacuation is needed. Explain the needs and uses of the and UsesEmergency PreparednessScout's Name: _____Emergency Preparedness - Merit Badge WorkbookPage. 10 of ONE of the following: a safety checklist approved by your counselor, inspect your home for potential hazards.(See the Sample Home Safety Checklist at the end of this workbook.)Explain the hazards you find and how they can be Preparedness Scout's Name: _____ Emergency Preparedness - Merit Badge Workbook Page. 11 of 14 b. Review or develop a plan of escape for your family in case of fire in your home.

8 C. Develop an accident prevention program for five family activities outside the home (such as taking a picnic or seeing a movie) that includes an analysis of possible hazards, a proposed plan to correct those hazards, and the reasons for the corrections you Activity: Possible Hazards: Plan to correct: Reasons for corrections: When working on merit badges, Scouts and Scouters should be aware of some vital information in the current edition of the Guide to Advancement (BSA publication 33088). Important excerpts from that publication can be downloaded from You can download a complete copy of the Guide to Advancement from Sample Home Safety ChecklistScout's Name: _____Emergency Preparedness - Merit Badge WorkbookPage. 12 of 14 Check safety steps that are being taking in your home. Write N/A if the item is not applicable. Items left blank may present asafety hazard. This list provides some sample safety steps you might take. See the Merit Badge pamphlet and your counselorfor more information.

9 Ask your parent or guardian before making any tairw ays,Halls,and O utdoorS tepsN /A Stairways with three or more steps have astrong handrail and slip resistant finish. Stairways & halls are kept free from boxes,toys, shoes, brooms, tools, and other trippinghazards. Gates at top and bottom of stairs preventchildren from falling. The head and foot of stairs have no small orloose rugs. Stair carpeting or covering is fastenedsecurely. Stairways & halls have good lighting,controllable at each end. Kitchen Matches are kept where children cannot getthem. Emergency numbers are posted next to thetelephone, including 911 and poison control. Knives & sharp instruments are kept in knifedrawers or holder. Can openers don't leave sharp edges oncans. Disinfectants & cleaning products are out ofreach of children. Pan handles are turned away from stoveedges. Spilled grease, water, or bits of food arewiped up immediately. Pot holders are located near the stove, withineasy reach.

10 A dry chemical fire extinguisher is mountednear the stove. A tticand B asem ent Ladder is strong, solid, and sturdilyconstructed. Stairway is sturdy and well lighted. Children keep skates and play gear in aspecific place. Walls and beams are free from protrudingnails. Fuses or circuit breakers are the proper size. Rubbish & flammable materials are incovered metal cans. Wastepaper is kept away from furnace andstairs. L ivingR oom and DiningR oomN /A Furniture is placed to allow easy passage inan Emergency . Before bedtime, furniture placement ischecked for orderliness. Furniture and woodwork solid, in good repair,and free from splinters and rough spots. Fireplace screen fits snugly. Rugs are fastened or laid on non-slip pads. Rugs are kept from curling at their edges. Wax on floors is thoroughly buffed. fire in fireplace is extinguished at bedtime. Candles are in stable holders and fullyextinguished after use, before bedtime, orbefore leaving home B athroom Tub and shower are equipped with stronghandholds.


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