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Woodbridge Emergency Management One
Main Street
Woodbridge, New Jersey 07095
732-602-7377 |
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List of Equipment and Items to Bring on any C.E.R.T. Activation |
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The following list was compiled by Patrick Rutherford of the Manalapan Township Medical Reserve Corps/C.E.R.T.
| ü Personal Identification | ü Dust Masks |
| ü C.E.R.T. Logo Shirt | ü 4-in-1 Emergency Tool/Gas Shut-off tool |
| ü Long Pants | ü Basic Personal First Aid Kit (Antiseptic wipes, Antiseptic ointment, Band-Aids) |
| ü Boots/Sturdy footwear | ü Personal Medications |
| ü Extra pair of socks | ü Surgical Gloves (2 pairs minimum) |
| ü Watch | ü Insect Repellent |
| ü Cell Phone | ü Lip Balm |
| ü Notepad and Pen/Pencil | ü Sunscreen Lotion |
| ü C.E.R.T. Bag (issued green bag) | ü Leather Work Gloves |
| ü Hard Hat | ü Energy Bar or some other type of snack |
| ü Flashlight with extra batteries | ü Poncho/Rain Gear |
| ü C.E.R.T. Vest | ü Bottles of Water (minimum 2 ½-liter bottles) |
| ü Goggles/Eye protection |
ü Pocket Knife/Multi-purpose tool (e.g. Leatherman, Gerber, Swiss Army Knife) |
C.E.R.T. Communications Phonetic Alphabet and Numbers
| Alpha | November | One (Won) |
| Bravo | Oscar | Two (Too) |
| Charlie | Papa | Three (Tree) |
| Delta | Quebec Pronounced KeeBeck |
Four (Fo-wer) |
| Echo | Romeo | Five (Fife) |
| Foxtrot | Sierra | Six |
| Golf | Tango | Seven |
| Hotel | Uniform | Eight (Ate) |
| India | Victor | Nine (Niner) |
| Juliet | Whiskey | Ten |
| Kilo | X-Ray | Multi-digit numbers are spoken |
| Lima | Yankee | as individual numbers |
| Mike | Zulu | (e.g. 49 is Fower-Niner) |
Say Again - (repeat the last verbal transmission)
Response I Say Again...
Say Again All After "last clear word" - (repeat the last verbal
transmission after the last clear word heard)
Response I Say Again All After "last clear word"...
Repeat - (execute again the last order given)
Over - (I am done with my transmission and am waiting for a reply)
Out - (I am done with the transmission, no reply necessary)
Radio Check - (to ask another station how strong your signal strength and
clarity are)
Response I read you...Strong and Very Clear (loud and clear)
Strong but Unclear
Weak but Clear
The military also uses numbers from 1 to 5 to indicate strength and the
clarity.
e.g. 5 by 5 = Strong and Very Clear; 1 by 4 = Weak but Clear
When calling another station: Station 1, this is
Station 2 (keep call signs simple and short)
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