Sunday, September 18, 2016

Important for our mental health. Sept 27th 1-2pm Trauma Toxic Stress and Vulnerable Populations in Disasters



Responding to the Impact of Trauma and Toxic Stress Prior to & After a Disaster among Vulnerable Populations: A Faith- and Community-Based Approach


In recognition of September’s National Preparedness Month and America’s PrepareAthon!, the DHS Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships (DHS Center) and FEMA Individual and Community Preparedness Division are co-hosting a webinar on Responding to the Impact of Trauma and Toxic Stress Prior to & After a Disaster among Vulnerable Populations: A Faith- and Community-Based Approach  on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. EDT.  

This webinar will provide faith- and community-based organizations with tools, resources, and partnerships to help respond to the needs of vulnerable populations and communities traumatically impacted after all hazards, including active shooter incidents.  
How to Join the Webinar:
This webinar will offer closed captioning.

October 6, 2016. International Conference for Post Ebola Capacity Building for the Mano River Union.

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Friday, September 2, 2016

Our Communities. 2/3 of the World Unprepared for Public Health and other emergencies.

Our communities (African Descent) are partially the remaining 1/3 of communities nationally and worldwide UNPREPARED for public health and other emergencies.

Some have postulated that our communities are under a constant state of emergency\crisis event and situations in our daily lives from the first light of dawn until sunset.

Each of us has to take the added steps to 'BRING OUR A GAME!", and promote awareness on preparedness, planning, response, recovery, mitigation and long-term resiliency building in our communities.

Faith-based, non-profit, community building, financial, our 'whole community' must be involved and at the table.

We at BEMA have been advocating our members to promote a mention of awareness and preparedness for disasters\emergencies\crisis planning at all symposiums, forums, conferences, panel discussions, etc. to stress the importance of preparedness in OUR COMMUNITIES to community leaders, elected officials, and others.

It starts with you and what you do.

Charles D. Sharp.  CEO.  Black Emergency Managers Association.

The Power of Preparedness: Prepare Globally 

Monday, August 29, 2016

DHS\FEMA. How to Become a Contract Instructor

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How to Become a Contract Instructor



You must ensure that you meet the Course-Specific Criteria for the respective course. Please review the minimum qualifications for each course using the link below.

Conflict of Interest – If your State or local governmental agency is funded through THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT and you receive pay directly or indirectly from FEDERAL GOVERNMENT grant funding you may not contract for a fee, but must contract for expenses only unless you are on UNPAID leave OR LEAVE WITHOUT PAY STATUS. I

f you are a FEMA Disaster Assistance Employee you may not contract with FEMA to instruct.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the information being provided, please email them to FEMA-EMI-InstructorApplication@fema.dhs.gov.



“The Emergency Management Institute (EMI) is committed to building a cadre of instructors who are reflective of the diversity of the field of emergency management and current practitioners in the emergency management career field.

Contract instructors work for EMI part time and augment the faculty in the delivery of a course. Instructors usually work full time in a specialty field and teach one or two classes in that specialty.  For more information, please go to: How to Become an EMI Contract Instructor or email FEMA-EMI-InstructorApplication@fema.dhs.gov


Wednesday, August 24, 2016

October 2016. Events

Mark your calendars if planning to attend.

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October 2016 Events

1.      October 1, 2016.  FEMA.  Great SouthEast Shakeout.  http://www.shakeout.org/southeast/index.html
2.      October 6-7 (Friday, Saturday).  African Environmental Watch (AEW).  International Conference for Post Ebola Capacity Building in the Mano River Union (MRU).  Silver Spring, Maryland.  http://postebola.africaenvironmentalwatch.org/ 
3.      October 13.  United Nations Global Compact (UNGC).  International Day of Disaster Risk Reductionhttps://www.unisdr.org/we/campaign/iddr 
4.      October 14.  Meridian International Center.  Global Leadership Summit & Ball.  Washington, D.C.  http://www.meridian.org/programs/summit/      http://www.meridian.org/announcement/48th-annual-meridian-ball/
5.      October 23-25.  White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.  2016 National Historically Black College and Universities Week Conference.  Arlington, Virginia.  https://custom.cvent.com/F455259A64794F928D1643A463AA44AD/files/b1864c1c94b64fd096be1a6cad84ed11.pdf


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Monday, August 22, 2016

FREE! Spanish Speaking CERT Classes. Prince Georges County, Maryland. Now i

P.G.C and I.A.C.L Basic CERT training #004

Información sobre el evento

Descripción del evento

Hola estimado ciudadano, usted previamente se registro  para  el Condado de Prince George  y la Asociacion Internacional de Capellanes en Seguridad Publica,  Entrenamiento básico para El Equipo de Respuesta a  Emergencias de la Comunidad, (CERT- Community Emergency Response Team)  Clase # 002 en Febrero.  Esta clase de dos dias fue reprogramada para el dia 3 y 4 de Septiembre,  clase #004.
Esta recibiendo esta información para que se registre nuevamente, la información es la siguiente:
Nombre de la clase:        Prince George’s County and International Associaiton of Chaplains in Law Enforcement
                                                      Basic Community Emergency Response Training class #004
Date/ Time:                           September 3, 2016 and September 4, 2016  08:30 am- 4:00 pm
                                                      Debe asistir los dos dias para completar el entrenamiento
Direccion:                              Public  Safety Complex, 7915 Anchor St, Landover Md. 20785
 Miembros de la comunidad  Emergency Response Team (CERT) ayudan a sus comunidades a mitigar los efectos de desastres durante las primeras 72 horas.  En incidentes graves como inundaciones, incendios y otros donde los sistemas de comunicaciones  y transportación no permiten el acceso de socorristas profesionales.  El propósito del entrenamiento CERT es proporcionar a los ciudadanos las habilidades básicas que se necesitan en estos casos. Les enseña a manejar todas sus necesidades y a responder en sus comunidades. El programa CERT es un programa oficial de la Agencia Federal del manejo de emergencias (FEMA) y es patrocinado por la Oficina de Seguridad Nacional (OHS) y la oficina de manejo de Emergencias del Condado de Prince George (OEM). Al asistir a estas clases de entrenamiento CERT, usted aprenderá las habilidades para ayudar a salvar vidas y proteger propiedad. Al final del entrenamiento, se le presentará un certificado de finalización.

Preguntas y Respuestas del Programa CERT:
1. ¿tengo que vivir en el Condado de Prince George para recibir entrenamiento CERT?
a.  no, no es imprescindible que usted viva en el Condado de Prince George para asistir a la capacitación. Sin embargo, si usted no vive en el Condado de Prince George, por lo menos debe trabajar, ir a la iglesia o practicar deportes  en el Condado de Prince George.
2. ¿Cuál es el límite de edad?
a.  aunque no hay ningún límite de edad máxima para recibir entrenamiento CERT, hay un mínimo, ofrecemos un programa Teen CERT para jóvenes entre las edades de 13 y 18. Sugerimos que los padres asistan al entrenamiento con los jóvenes de 13 a 18.
3. ¿Cuál es el programa de entrenamiento CERT?
a.  el programa de entrenamiento CERT consiste de nueve componentes que equivale a aproximadamente 20 horas de entrenamiento. Se puede completar en 10 horas en dos días o a lo largo de varias semanas en dos horas al dia  y los componentes de 1/2 hora. Los temas en el curso consisten en desastres, supresión del fuego, operaciones médicas de desastres,  búsqueda y las operaciones de rescate, CERT organización, psicología en desastres, terrorismo y CERT,  ejercicios y simulación de desastres.
b.  aunque la clase comienza a las 9:00  puede llegar temprano, nuestras instalaciones estarán  abiertas desde las 07:30am a 4:30 pm.
4. ¿existe un costo para asistir a CERT?
a. no. CERT es gratis. De hecho, si tienes un grupo de compañeros de trabajo o una organización que le gustaría tomar la capacitación colectivamente; Coordinamos contigo para llevar el entrenamiento CERT a usted y su grupo.
5. ¿Qué se necesita de CERT?
a. además de entranamientos, el programa CERT es un programa oficial de la Agencia Federal de manejo de emergencias (FEMA). Los certificados de terminación se dan a los participantes al final del programa junto con una mochila CERT (starter kit).
6. después de la formación, ¿qué?
a. Además de  County CERT el equipo más grande de Prince George, tenemos varios equipos locales  de CERT. Nuestros equipos CERT se reúnen regularmente para entrenar, practicar y aprender las técnicas más avanzadas.
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