Winter 1999 Volume 1 Number 1
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The Connection is part of NI/USR's Vision 2000. It is intended to support community disaster preparedness efforts through the sharing of information and ideas.
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| The Connection newsletter is comprised of articles from around the Country and written by the people who are involved in community preparedness on a daily basis. This first edition is a sampling of the programs that are currently taking place. There are community programs in other location across the Country, and really around the world. We hope to adding more in the near future....Go to Article | ||||
Keeping CERT Programs on Track That reminds me of a conversation with a CERT coordinator from another city who had just completed a second round of the basic training for their volunteers. "It's a great program," he said. only problem is, I'm already working at full tilt and I've just seen the light at the end of the tunnel...it's a train heading straight for me".... Go to Article |
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Community Disaster Response Community disaster response is certainly not a new concept. The history of our Country’s pioneers is filled with stories of neighbors helping neighbors and communities banding together in the face of adverse conditions. More recently the Civil Defense system was created during World War II to respond to the effects.... Go to Article |
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C.E.R.T. Conference at EMI On August 31st, forty-four people from around the country attended the first Community Emergency Response Team conference at FEMA's Emergency Management Institute in Emmitsburg,....Go to Article | |||
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Portland NETs…Bigger than disaster response! All around the United States, fire departments, emergency management professionals and some law enforcement agencies are getting on board with community emergency response team training....Go to Article | |||
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What’s an "East Coast CERT"? In 1994 I was made aware of a concept that turned out to be the most dynamic and effective public education and training program that I had ever seen….CERT. Most of you that may be reading this already know the value that the CERT Program brings....Go to Article | |||
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Utah Community Response Teams in schools After a major earthquake or other emergency, fire, police, and other emergency response agencies may be overburdened and may not be able to reach your community....Go to Article | |||
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Mohave County Arizona In the fall of 1997 Hurricane NORA threatened many of Arizona’s rural counties. Within hours, many of Mohave County’s Emergency Services were preparing....Go to Article | |||
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Memphis International Airport prepares for a natural
disaster In the event of a major natural disaster that immobilizes the City of Memphis, passengers at Memphis International Airport can rest assured that help is on the way....Go to Article |
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Los Angeles H.A.R.T. program The Los Angeles Fire Department has a tremendously successful program known as the Community Emergency Response Team training or C.E.R.T. The program started....Go to Article | |||
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Cape Coral, Florida: September 23, 1998 As Hurricane George was making it's killer path through the Caribbean, the City of Cape Coral was preparing for what forecasters had predicted would be the worst hurricane to hit South West Florida since....Go to Article | |||
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The San Francisco handshake of 1998 While attending the first CERT conference sponsored by FEMA in September, a question that was raised was " How can we get the fire suppression personnel involved with the citizen disaster preparedness training?"....Go to Article | |||
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Washington State includes "C.E.R.T." skills training in State Conferences Two outstanding conferences are planned for Washington State. The "Partners in Preparedness" conference is sponsored by Western Washington Emergency Network, Washington State Department of Emergency Management....Go to Article | |||
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Colorado expands the "Jean Pool" - A High School Connection The concept of citizens helping themselves and their neighbors during a significant emotional and physical event is not new, but now it's organized. The Community Emergency Response Team training program is the vehicle....Go to Article | |||
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Kansas CERT and the phases of building collapse "911, what is your emergency?" "There's been a terrible accident in my neighborhood!" the frantic voice screamed into the receiver. "Describe the incident and where exactly are you?" the dispatcher replies....Go to Article " | |||
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BayNET Are we selfish? BayNET.... the acronym for the BAY Area Neighborhood Emergency Teams is an outgrowth of the Train the Trainer programs for Neighborhood Emergency Response Teams....Go to Article | |||
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