CERT Handout 02 — Message Types & Templates
Life Safety (highest priority)
- [LIFESAFE] Location, nature of emergency, immediate needs
- Example: [LIFESAFE] Justin N. 20:10 Injury, need medical assistance
Welfare Checks
- [OK] or [NOT OK]
- Example: [OK] Canyon Dr 20:12 Family safe, no needs
Infrastructure
- Power, flooding, road closures, hazards
- Example: [INFRA] FM407 20:18 Downed line, avoid area
Logistics / Resources
- Volunteers, supplies, comm relay requests
- Example: [LOG] Justin 20:25 Need chainsaw team near
SitRep Summary (preferred for CERT channel)
- Short, verified summary only
- Example: [SITREP] 21:00 3 outages, 1 road closure, 0 injuries reported