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“Virginia Citizen Corps”Expand Opportunities for Staff and Volunteers
Special Presentation
For Volunteer Coordinators
Show and Tell
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First, let’s take a quick look at the history of Citizen Corps programs…
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The date we will always remember
2001
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President Bush, State of the Union Address:
“We all have a role in homeland security. Citizen Corps ask you to embrace the personal responsibility to be prepared; to get training in first aid and emergency skills; and to volunteer to support local emergency responders for disaster relief and community safety.”
2002 - USA Freedom CorpsCitizen Corps Programs were born
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5 Citizen Corps Programs
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Community Emergency Response Team
From its roots to a national
protocol…
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Gets its start.
February 1985- Los Angeles Fire Department sent a team to Japan…
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To study its extensive earthquake preparedness plans
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The team experienced a very interesting concept…
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Entire neighborhoods were trained in “one aspect” of alleviating the potential devastation that would follow a major earthquake.
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Light Search and Rescue
Doing the most good until responders arrive
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Triage and First Aid
Students receive basic first aid and triage to assist until responders arrive
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Basic Fire Suppression
Putting out a fire no larger than a trash can
Safety “first” for volunteers
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The team returned to Los Angeles with an idea
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Fast Forward 1985
An investigative team was sent to Mexico City where they studied the aftermath of a 8.1 earthquake
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30,000 were injured10,000 died
Hundreds of untrained and unaffiliatedvolunteers helped in the15 day rescue effort
100 volunteers died
Incredible devastation
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Tested it on 30 Neighborhood Watch volunteers
•Light Search and Rescue•First Aid/Triage•Basic Fire Suppression
1986, LA Fire developed the Community Emergency Rescue Team program - CERT
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Expedited the need to train civilians to
develop, train and maintain a network of Community Emergency Response Teams to meet local needs across the USA
1993- FEMA made the concept and program available nationwide and expanded CERT training materials to make them applicable to include “all hazards”
1987 - Whittier Narrows 5.9 Earthquake in San Gabriel, CA.
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Core Curriculum
Fire Safety- Fire Chemistry/Hazardous Materials
Disaster Medical Operations 1 & 2- First Aid/Triage
Emergency Preparedness- How to prepare at home and work
Light Search and Rescue- Size Up/Conducting Search Operations
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Core Curriculum
Disaster Psychology- Team Psychology/Working w/ survivors
Terrorism and CERT- What is Terrorism, Targets, Weapons
Organization- Decision making/Tabletop Exercise
Disaster Simulation- EXERCISE/Practical
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CERTs do not self deploy except…
In their neighborhoods, at work… where disasters happen.
CERT volunteers are more prepared at home and work because of their training.
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If they are not needed by your organization when disaster strikes, they can help their community…
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What Can CERTs Do?
Initial site inspections after a disasterLight debris removalFood and water distributionEvacuationSpecial needsHuman shelter managementVolunteer CenterVolunteer Reception Center- Public
Affairs ProfessionalsAnimal shelter management
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CERT to the Rescue
Public education about preparedness*even within your organization
ParadesTransportation needsCase management for survivors Snow removalSenior needs Dissemination of preparedness informationHelp with access and functional needs citizens
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Volunteer Support in Disasters…how to integrate
Volunteers must affiliate with a local organization connected to Emergency Management to be trained to participate. Otherwise they will be “spontaneous volunteers”.
Spontaneous volunteers can become the problem, not the solution.
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Building Blocks Start with CERT Training
Staff and/or volunteers take CERT from a locality near you and establish your “CERT Team”.
In the event of a local need, the CERT Coordinator contacts you to call out your CERT Team
Their involvement in hours is counted by both your organization and the CERT affiliate
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A Win-Win Situation
To take CERT training to experience the experience yourself from your local CERT organization and learn the possibilities first hand.
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You Can Be Our Ambassadors
To promote our programs and help in disasters and in between if not needed by your organization
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Pictures are worth a thousand words…
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Page County, Office Max, VDOT and Pittsylvania County Teen CERTs in Action
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Medical Reserve Corps, Fire Corps and Neighborhood Watch volunteers
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Noteworthy Quotations
“For too long we've treated the public as a liability to
be protected rather than an asset in our nation's
collective security.“
Secretary Janet Napolitano
Department of Homeland Security
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Virginia Citizen Corps, Partnerships in action
QUESTIONS?
Linda RubinCitizen Corps Program [email protected]
Virginia Department of Emergency Management