The Emergency Protective Preparedness Exam Series began as an emulation of the Scout FireManShip, now Fire Safety, badge criteria. This training aid was developed in response to and by the requests of local troop administrators with multi-participant training assistance requirements.

The practicality of interviewing & reviewing each scout was inefficient, extremely arduous and the instruction, not group oriented.

The content, derived from personal experience and official curriculum, was prepared in 1992 for group administration. This on-paper tool converted to electronic medium in 1998 when other group program opportunities presented themselves.

Today, the on-line exams for -- Archery -- Crime Prevention -- Emergency Preparedness -- Family Life -- Fire Safety -- First Aid -- Genealogy -- Safety -- Wilderness Survival -- Hiking -- Personal Fitness -- Personal Management -- Communications -- and Damage Assessment, from the American Red Cross, Disaster Emergency Services, -- are available for global, public distribution.

All exams are presented in a similar format, closely extracting every element of the subject matter. A timely level of expertise is relayed to instructor & student. Text materials from the organizations they serve are widely available and easily obtained.

I am known as Robert Havlicek, Scout Counselor & have created this series to help ready individuals, families, troops & the community for real or imaginary exercises before, during and after they actual occur.

The Series in Brief:

01. First Aid Preparedness Exam

A triage of First Aid questions intended to educate & re-enforce the understanding of
life saving information relative to emergency medical assistance & the scouting requirements.

Site mirrored at http://www.geocities.com/havliceks/1st_Aid008.html

02. Crime Prevention Exam

A portfolio of questions addressing anticipation, recognition, and appraisal of crime risks
and actions necessary to remove/reduce those risks. Community and scout needs relevant.

Site mirrored at http://www.geocities.com/havliceks/Crime_Prevention131.html

03. Emergency Preparedness Exam

A collection of questions intended as both a community service exercise and
boy scout training aid, promoting the retention of life & property saving information.

Site mirrored at http://www.geocities.com/havliceks/Emergency_Preparedness006.html

04. Fire Safety Exam

Staging area for Fire Safety questions intended to spark retention and understanding of
life saving information relative to fire, community awareness and the scouting requirements.

Site mirrored at http://www.geocities.com/havliceks/Fire_Safety050.html

05. Safety Preparedness Exam

A series of questions designed to assist recognition and increase appreciation for life
and property saving practices, policies, procedures, and the scout safety requirements.

Site mirrored at http://www.geocities.com/havliceks/Safety012.html

06. Wilderness Survival Exam

An assortment of survival questions in training aid form planned to focus memory on life
saving wilderness environment information and the boy scout merit badge requirements.

Site mirrored at http://www.geocities.com/havliceks/Wilderness_Survival117.html

Complimentary to official American Red Cross Disaster Services instruction, the
07. Damage Assessment Exam instrumentally promotes dwelling property damage
assessment information, provides the global community an introduction, and encouragement for veteran volunteer curriculum review.

Site mirrored at http://www.geocities.com/havliceks/Damage_Assessment3029.html

08. Hiking Exam

An on-line bi-pedal pathway featuring thought provoking questions and every opportunity to double check personal fulfillment of all requirements necessary while earning the award. Provides the participant with a hiking safety preparedness emphasis.

Site mirrored at http://www.geocities.com/havliceks/Hiking061.html

A self disciplined check-up or review that measures personal progress towards total fitness, subject matter retention, and fulfillment of all requirements necessary to earn the award. Provides a mutual review resource and documents participant level of understanding.

Site mirrored at http://www.geocities.com/havliceks/Personal_Fitness010.html

10. Personal Management Exam

Economic and goal oriented exercises in question format. Successful completion provides a mastery of subject matter and all requirements necessary to earn the Scouting Personal Management award.

Site mirrored at http://www.geocities.com/havliceks/Personal_Management011.html

11. Communications Exam

A practical exchange of time for information providing systematic review of all necessary merit badge requirements and qualification of participants for successful counselor review.

Site mirrored at http://www.geocities.com/havliceks/Communications005.html

12. Family Life Exam

The spirit of Scouting starts at home. A vital part of our human condition, family life knowledge is essential to everyone's well being. The questions formulated here assist all members' in balancing their lives and their individual environments.

Site mirrored at http://www.geocities.com/havliceks/Family_Life129.html

13. Genealogy Exam

"Although in one's lifetime, One could loose track of oneself, Most certainly over generations many of us have.    I for one prefer to re-acquaint myself, family & friends with those who without which we would never have been. Praise be to them." - R.J. Havlicek

Site mirrored at http://www.geocities.com/havliceks/Genealogy056.html

An arrow without a point is pointless.  Try using this set of questions and the information within the BSA Archery Merit Badge pamphlet to fulfill your knowledge of the discipline.

Site mirrored at http://www.geocities.com/havliceks/Archery0119.html

The Frequently Asked Questions, Answered:

01. Are there Answer Sheets available?

Exam answer sheets are not available because:

We adults also benefit by the review of the material. - Counselor's & other professionals are available to assist with unresolved questions. - Most answers are available directly from the text materials & pamphlets. - It is difficult to verify just who and for what intent the requests are made. - Some of the correct answers are unique to the student or the organization. - As a mentor, you will become better prepared to answer more spontaneously.

02. What are the recommended administrative procedures?

Scouts should be advised to take the exam without study, as an "open book" review, reassuring themselves that they have as many "right" answers as possible. Study materials/pamphlets, etc. are available from local Scout Troops, Public Libraries, Retail Supply or Sporting Goods Vendors, Scout Council Service Centers and the BSA National Distribution Center.

Next, contact a local Counselor, discuss their use & study of the exam. Arrange for an appointment. Suggest that the Counselor check the completed exam and review the answers together. If the Counselor agrees, both Counselor and Student are assisted. Adult Scout Leaders and members of the community are also encouraged to participate in the "Open Book" portion of this review process.

Counselors are advised to again administer the exam under their terms, review the answers found in error and, time permitting, randomly reviewing a select group of most important answers even though correctly answered by the Scout applicant. Practical applications, inspection of projects and prerequisites would routinely follow.

The Damage Assessment Exam is the product of years instructing Red Cross Volunteers and working actual disaster incidents. The information precisely follows the Red Cross Program, leaving no stones UN-turned. The text book is known as the ARC 3029, available from your local Red Cross Disaster Services Unit. A free Red Cross instructor lead course is available for local classroom participation.

Assistance:

You are welcome to employ anything considered appropriate towards your best community service efforts.

Guidance for all exams to Scouts, Leaders, Counselors & the Community via email is encouraged & available through the author.

Credentials at Havlicek's Resume One, http://havlicek.tripod.com