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Community Preparedness Citizen Corps and Civil Air Patrol Working Together
September 4th, 2009
Penny S. Burke Community Preparedness DivisionCitizen Corps
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FEMA Community PreparednessVision: Resilience
• Culture of Preparedness– Integrated in daily lives for individuals, organizations, communities– Personal Responsibility – Self-Reliance– Collaboration, initiative and accountability among all sectors and at all levels – Ongoing, evolving process
• Resilient Community – Measurable capacity to maintain or re-stabilize critical community-level
infrastructure and functions in the event of a disaster– Understanding and intentional development of community assets and practices
that develop resilience
Culture of Preparedness
Resilient Communities
Resilient Nation
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Why it’s critical to involve the Community?
Journal of Emergency Medical Services (2004); National Fire Protection Association (2003); National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (2003)
• Less than 1 percent of the U.S. population is an emergency responder
• 95% of situations, victim/ bystander first to respond
• 85% of critical infrastructure is privately owned
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2009 Citizen Corps National Survey
• Purpose– To measure the public’s knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors
relative to preparing for a range of hazards
• Previous Survey Findings– Baseline data in 2003; 2007 National Survey & 4 Urban Areas
• 2009 Sampling Strategy– National Sample:
• 3,448 households, stratified into the 10 FEMA Regions– Urban Sample:
• 3,007 households in Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles/Long Beach, New York/Newark, San Francisco, Washington, DC areas
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2009 Citizen Corps National Survey
Top Line Findings-
Reasons people are not prepared
– Reliance on Emergency Responders
• 30% of Americans believe emergency responders will help them
• 60% expect to rely on emergency responders in the first 72 hours
• Recommendation: Change messaging to a shared responsibility between government and the citizen
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2009 Citizen Corps National Survey
Reasons people are not prepared
– Have not completed important preparedness activities or do not understand community plans
• “Prepared People”– 36% Do not have a household plan– 78% have not conducted a home evacuation drill– 58% do not know their evacuation routes
• Recommendation: More specific preparedness actions need to be promoted
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2009 Citizen Corps National Survey
Reasons people are not prepared– People with disabilities are not prepared
• 14% of respondents reported having a physical or other disability which would affect their capacity to respond to an emergency situation
• Only 47% had a household plan• 14% had indicated they lived with someone who had a
disability and less than 40% of these individuals had CPR training or first
• Only 53% had supplies in their homes
• Recommendation: Highlight additional preparedness needs for people with disabilities
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2009 Citizen Corps National Survey
Reasons people are not prepared
– People do not participate in drills and exercises
• Only 41% of people has participated in a workplace drill
• Only 14% of people had participated in home evacuation
• Only 23% had participated in school evacuation drills
• Only 13% had participated in a shelter in place drill
• Recommendation: Emphasis needs to be put on drills and exercises
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2009 Citizen Corps National Survey
Reasons people are not prepared
– People do not think taking steps to be prepared will have an impact on their safety during a manmade disaster
• Only 7 % felt nothing they did would help them during a natural disaster
• 35% felt nothing they did would help them in an act of terrorism (biological, chemical, radiological, explosive attack)
• Recommendation: Offer more specialized information on the survivability of manmade disasters
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2009 Citizen Corps National Survey
Reasons people are not prepared
• Not enough specific local information
– People will be better prepared if multiple areas of society are carrying the message including schools, workplace, neighborhoods, faith communities
– Local information about local hazards, local alerts and warnings, and local community preparedness
• Recommendation: National voice must be coupled with local specificity
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Citizen Corps MissionCitizen Corps brings community and government leaders
together to involve community members and organizations in all-hazards emergency preparedness,
planning, mitigation, response, and recovery.
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Citizen Corps CouncilsCollaboration, Planning, Building Capacity & Resiliency
Outreach & Education
Training & Exercises
Volunteer Programs& Surge Support
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Jan. 2002 Sep. 2009• Councils: Councils: 00 2403 2403• CERT 170 3,1813,181• Fire Corps Fire Corps 00 890 890• MRC 0 847• NWP 7,500 18,900 • VIPS 76 1,771
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Citizen Corps Councils
Government Sponsored - sponsored by state or local government, emergency management or chief elected or appointed official responsible for disaster preparedness
Membership – should include representation from community based organizations which represent targeted populations: faith-based, cultural, youth, volunteer organizations, economically disadvantaged, etc.
Responsibilities - Bring all sectors together to identify priorities and integrate resources into planning & Emergency Operations Plans (EOP) – e.g. Emergency alerts and warning systems (NOAA, text, radio, web)
• Shelter and evacuation- including pets• Public education, training, exercises• Planning with and for vulnerable populations • Volunteer programs and training to support plans
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• First responder/emergency management ~ law enforcement, fire service, EMS/EMT, and public works
• Elected officials• Volunteer community and non-profit organizations• Business leaders, especially critical infrastructure• Faith-based leaders• School system representatives• Transportation sector• Medical facilities• Large venue facilities• Media executives• Minority and special needs representation• Community/Neighborhood networks
Citizen Corps Council Membership
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Charge to Councils
• Embrace, promote, localize state strategies, policies, plans
• Build on community strengths to develop action plans to involve the whole community, including special needs groups
• Focus on public education, training, and volunteer opportunities for community and family safety
• Promote and oversee Citizen Corps programs
• Provide opportunities for special skills and interests
• Organize special projects/community events
• Capture smart practices and report accomplishments
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Citizen Corps National Partners
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Citizen Corps Affiliate Profile
• Support the mission of citizen
participation in making America safer and better prepared
• Non-profit or government sponsored and nationwide in scope
• Non-partisan
• Sign a Statement of Affiliation
Civil Air Patrol became a Citizen Corps Affiliate on August 26th, 2003
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Affiliates and Citizen Corps
• Participation on Citizen Corps Councils
• Public Education and Outreach
• Training
• Volunteer Service Opportunities
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Questions?www.citizencorps.gov