Perfect for all School Disaster Teams. From Search & Rescue to First Aid.

The "Disaster Response Guide" for Schools was created by professional fire Captain Wayne Bennett with Schools in mind. This first of its' kind 20 page guide is filled with tips, strategies and techniques to save lives.

We have been training schools how respond to disasters since 1991. All those years of experience are shared in this easy to follow guide which takes your staff step by step from Team Organization to Search & Rescue methods, through Triage and Disaster First Aid, guiding them as they rescue victims and save lives. Keeping rescuers on track is only part of the benefit. Staying safe while doing the right thing for the children is the other. Over 30 illustrations now included with SEMS/NIMS, Shelter in Place, Lock down Procedures,Triage and Disaster First Aid management. A perfect addition to your Emergency and Disaster Kits.

This Guide is based on Wayne's twenty seven years of responding to emergencies and disasters as a professional firefighter, nine years as a Disaster Preparedness Coordinator and ten years as a FEMA CERT instructor. Combine all that experience with his nineteen years as owner of Survival Skills & Co. a business specializing in "Disaster Survival Skills" workshops along with disaster supplies and CPR & First Aid training.

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• SEMS/NIMS
• Evacuation priorites
• Lock Down procedures
• Equipment and tools for light rescue
• Forcible Entry techniques
• Search methods
• Rescue techniques
• Triage
• Disaster First Aid management
• Lifesaving Emergency First Aid
• Fire Extinguishers & Utility shut-offs
• Important Safety Do's and Don'ts
• Easy to read
• Step by Step instructions
• Perfect for Emergency Response Teams

News Release- "Disaster Response Guide for Schools"

WRIGHTWOOD, CA - April 7, 2010 - In light of Haiti's recent disastrous
earthquake, people are becoming more aware of the need for disaster
preparation. Schools in particular are extremely vulnerable during
disasters because of the large number of children in one concentrated
area. Wayne Bennett, a 26-year fire captain and owner of Survival
Skills & Co., recently announced the release of his unique survival
guide for teachers titled "Disaster Response Guide for Schools".

The 20-page guide outlines disaster response steps for teachers and
school staff, which will empower them to keep calm, create a plan
quickly and ultimately save lives if and when disaster strikes.
Bennett states, "Even those who live in what is usually a 'safe'
environment should be prepared. Disaster can strike anyone at any
time, and it doesn't have to be an earthquake. Many cities across the
U.S. are susceptible to flooding, tornadoes, severe storms, fire,
etc., and being prepared is the key to keeping things under control
during an unexpected emergency."

So what prompted Bennett to create this unique guide? He has held
workshops for years and has trained more than 30,000 people in
disaster survival skills, including light urban search and rescue,
triage, disaster first aid and firefighting. He feels that although
all schools have a disaster plan in place, the teachers and staff lack
the skills to carry out the plan. He states, "We guide them from the
evacuation of the children to search and rescue to setting up and
running a first aid area capable of handling hundreds of children."

With the knowledge gained from the guide book, teachers and staff can
feel confident and organized even when everything seems chaotic around
them. The steps can help keep the teachers and staff members focused
and decisive when they must make wise decisions quickly under pressure.

Bennett provides a discount on quantity orders for schools that would
like to order guides for all teachers and other personnel. The guide
is available online at his Web site (DisasterSurvivalSkills.com). Just
a few of the subjects covered in the guide include safety do's and
dont's, lock down procedures, SEMS/NIMS, rescue techniques, triage,
search methods, forcible entry techniques, first aid management
and more.

About Wayne Bennett: Bennett is currently a professional firefighter
and has been responding to disasters and emergencies for more than 26
years. He also spent nine years as a Disaster Preparedness
Coordinator and ten years as a FEMA CERT instructor. He has owned and
operated Survival Skills & Co. for nineteen years, a company that
specializes in disaster survival workshops, supplies, and first aid
and CPR training. In addition, Bennett also operates a blog online at:
http://www.disasterpreparedness101.com/

 

Drop, Cover & Hold On has been a mainstay of California preparedness and response for years. There has been some recent controversy regarding its' effectiveness since folks have received "Triangle of Life" emails from a Doug Copp, a self-proclaimed rescue expert with no formal training in the area of Urban Search and Rescue.

He suggests in California we should no longer drop and cover under furniture, but rather get down next to it. For schools he is suggesting children should lie in the aisles instead of under desks made from solid wood or steel legs with wood tops. He bases this idea on the theory "Triangle of Life" which is based on a void space being created when a building collapses and lands on the furniture. The lean to effect creates voids where people can survive. The theory is accurate. But, not taking cover leaves one extremely vulnerable and exposed to all the other debris and building pieces that could easily impale a survivor or seriously injure their necks, heads and/or backs. Not to mention the greatest hazard, glass. Glass imploding into a room can impale itself into drywall. Why would you want to be so exposed? As a professional firefighter I can't tell you how many times my polycarbonate helmet has kept me from being seriously injured. Being under any furniture would be a great piece of protection.

The idea that everything will be crushed is not realistic with California construction or the U.S. for that matter. We do not build un-reinforced concrete buildings. We use lightweight construction such as wood. He uses examples of buildings in third world countries. In countries such as Turkey, Pakistan and China they suffer losses of life in the numbers of 5,000 to 30,000 from earthquakes with of magnitudes from 5.3 to a 7.2. In California, our earthquakes of Loma Prieta in No. California and Northridge in So. California only caused 63 and 57 deaths. Our building standards speak for themselves.

I have personally been in collapsed structures in California. The furniture has never been crushed. Instead we find a ceiling structure lying on top of all the homes furnishings. Remember, the entire load will not rest on one piece of furniture. The load will be shared among many pieces, thus sharing the load throughout the room or building.

Of even greater concern to me is the number of school teachers who may as a result of this erroneous Triangle of Life e-mail, begin to place their (our) children in the aisles of classrooms. To suggest that not having cover in a classroom during an earthquake is an advantage over Drop, Cover & Holding On under furniture is completely irresponsible and dangerous. The greatest risk in a classroom is not the risk of building collapse but rather the heavy light fixtures that have a real probability of coming down and severely injuring them while lying in the aisles.

Take advantage of any cover you have available, and remember you cannot outrun an earthquake. Drop, Cover & Hold On will save lives.