HOSA CERT SKILLS FINAL EXAM 2026/2027 QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What does CERT stand for? - ✔✔Community Emergency Response Teams
✔✔What is an Emergency Operations Plan's (EOP) purpose? - ✔✔1. Assigns
Responsibility to organizations and individuals for carrying out specific actions (e.g the
fire department)
2. Sets forth lines of authority: shows how actions will be coordinated
3. Described how property and personal will be protected
4. Identifies personnel, equipment, supplies, adn other resources avaliable
✔✔3 Types of Disasters - ✔✔1. Natural (i.e Hurricane)
2. Technological (i.e Hazardous material spill)
3. Intentional (i.e Terrorism)
✔✔Important Elements of Disaster Preparedness - ✔✔1. Having the skills to evaluate
the situation quickly
2. Having a family disaster plan + drilling the plan
3. Assembling supplies in multiple locations
4. Reducing the impact of hazards through mitigation
5. Participating in training and volnetteer programs
✔✔Protective Actions - ✔✔1. Assess Situation
2. Decide to stay or change locations
3. Seek clean air and protect breathing passages
4. Protect yourself from debris and signal rescuers if trapped (band on an object or blow
a whistle; yelling should be a last resort)
5. Remove contaminants (Wash with soap and water starting and head and working
toward the feet)
6. Practice good hygene
✔✔What to put in your kit - ✔✔1. Water (one gallon of water per person per day. Keep
at least a three day supply of water)
2. Food (Canned foods, staples, and high-energy foods)
3. Kitchen Items
4. First Aid Kit (One for your home and one for each car)
5. Tools and Supplies (batteries, flashlights, etc.)
6. Sanitation
7. Clothing and bedding
8. Household documents and contact numbers (should be kept in a watertight
container)
9. Pet or baby supplies (only if applicable)
✔✔Bleach to Water ratios - ✔✔Do not use perfumed bleach!
, 1 quart of water = 2 drops of bleach
1 gallon of water = 8 drops of bleach
5 gallons of water = 1/2 teaspoon of bleach
Let the water stand for 30 mins after adding bleach
✔✔CERTs role in disaster response - ✔✔They respond in the period immediately are a
disaster when response resources are overwhelmed or delayed
✔✔CERTs must wear - ✔✔- Helmet
- Saftey Goggles or Glasses
- N95 Mask (Dust Mask)
- Gloves (non-latex exam)
- Sturdy Shoes or Boots
✔✔What is Citizen Corps - ✔✔Movement to strengthen community safety and
preparedness
✔✔CERTs role in fire - ✔✔- Extinguishing small fires
- Preventing additional fires by removing fuel sources
- Shutting off utilities
- Assisting with evacuations
✔✔The three elements a fire requires - ✔✔1. Heat
2. Fuel
3. Oxygen
✔✔Class A Fire - ✔✔Ordinary combustibles such as paper, cloth, wood, rubber, and
many plastics
✔✔Class B fires - ✔✔Flamable liquids (i.e gasoline) and combustible liquids (i.e lighter
fluif)
✔✔Class C fires - ✔✔Energized electrical equipment (i.e wiring). When the electricity is
truned off it becomes a class A fire.
✔✔Class D fires - ✔✔Combustible metals (i.e aluminum)
✔✔Class K Fires - ✔✔Cooking oils (i.e vegetable oil)
✔✔CERT Size up Steps - ✔✔1. Gather Facts
2. Asses and communicate damage
3. Consider probabilities
4. Assess your own situation
5. Establish priorities
6. Make decisions
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What does CERT stand for? - ✔✔Community Emergency Response Teams
✔✔What is an Emergency Operations Plan's (EOP) purpose? - ✔✔1. Assigns
Responsibility to organizations and individuals for carrying out specific actions (e.g the
fire department)
2. Sets forth lines of authority: shows how actions will be coordinated
3. Described how property and personal will be protected
4. Identifies personnel, equipment, supplies, adn other resources avaliable
✔✔3 Types of Disasters - ✔✔1. Natural (i.e Hurricane)
2. Technological (i.e Hazardous material spill)
3. Intentional (i.e Terrorism)
✔✔Important Elements of Disaster Preparedness - ✔✔1. Having the skills to evaluate
the situation quickly
2. Having a family disaster plan + drilling the plan
3. Assembling supplies in multiple locations
4. Reducing the impact of hazards through mitigation
5. Participating in training and volnetteer programs
✔✔Protective Actions - ✔✔1. Assess Situation
2. Decide to stay or change locations
3. Seek clean air and protect breathing passages
4. Protect yourself from debris and signal rescuers if trapped (band on an object or blow
a whistle; yelling should be a last resort)
5. Remove contaminants (Wash with soap and water starting and head and working
toward the feet)
6. Practice good hygene
✔✔What to put in your kit - ✔✔1. Water (one gallon of water per person per day. Keep
at least a three day supply of water)
2. Food (Canned foods, staples, and high-energy foods)
3. Kitchen Items
4. First Aid Kit (One for your home and one for each car)
5. Tools and Supplies (batteries, flashlights, etc.)
6. Sanitation
7. Clothing and bedding
8. Household documents and contact numbers (should be kept in a watertight
container)
9. Pet or baby supplies (only if applicable)
✔✔Bleach to Water ratios - ✔✔Do not use perfumed bleach!
, 1 quart of water = 2 drops of bleach
1 gallon of water = 8 drops of bleach
5 gallons of water = 1/2 teaspoon of bleach
Let the water stand for 30 mins after adding bleach
✔✔CERTs role in disaster response - ✔✔They respond in the period immediately are a
disaster when response resources are overwhelmed or delayed
✔✔CERTs must wear - ✔✔- Helmet
- Saftey Goggles or Glasses
- N95 Mask (Dust Mask)
- Gloves (non-latex exam)
- Sturdy Shoes or Boots
✔✔What is Citizen Corps - ✔✔Movement to strengthen community safety and
preparedness
✔✔CERTs role in fire - ✔✔- Extinguishing small fires
- Preventing additional fires by removing fuel sources
- Shutting off utilities
- Assisting with evacuations
✔✔The three elements a fire requires - ✔✔1. Heat
2. Fuel
3. Oxygen
✔✔Class A Fire - ✔✔Ordinary combustibles such as paper, cloth, wood, rubber, and
many plastics
✔✔Class B fires - ✔✔Flamable liquids (i.e gasoline) and combustible liquids (i.e lighter
fluif)
✔✔Class C fires - ✔✔Energized electrical equipment (i.e wiring). When the electricity is
truned off it becomes a class A fire.
✔✔Class D fires - ✔✔Combustible metals (i.e aluminum)
✔✔Class K Fires - ✔✔Cooking oils (i.e vegetable oil)
✔✔CERT Size up Steps - ✔✔1. Gather Facts
2. Asses and communicate damage
3. Consider probabilities
4. Assess your own situation
5. Establish priorities
6. Make decisions
