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Friday, August 18, 2017
August 2017. State Department interns for the Foreign Affairs Campus Coordinator Program
2017. Is your community, your neighbors prepared? CERT. FEMA. and community engagement.
What about CERT in your community?
Is there a program?
Is full inclusion encouraged?
If not start one.
Use the system to your advantage. Why re-invent the wheel, when only new spokes are needed.
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Prepareathon with DC CERT
The Washington, D.C. Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) sought to refresh its training and recruit new volunteers with a unique Prepareathon event.
In April 2017, Serve DC, which is part of the Mayor’s Office of Volunteerism, invited DC CERT members and the public to its office for a full day of emergency preparedness training and disaster simulation. The event covered active shooter training, disaster simulation and evaluation, refilling CERT bags, and hands-only CPR Training. The goals were to generate awareness for the city’s CERT program, recruit volunteers, and refresh the training of its current team members.
“We decided to ramp up our efforts in [support of Prepareathon],” said Anthony Stevens, Volunteer Engagement Director at Serve DC, “to use it as an opportunity for both recruitment and meeting some of our training goals.”
The DC CERT program began in 2004 and amassed roughly 140 members that deploy regularly. They work local events, like parades and national events, including the Presidential Inauguration. At the January 2017 Presidential Inauguration, 50 CERT members supplemented the District of Columbia Department of Human Services at warming stations. In their most recent deployment, 30 CERT members conducted wellness checks during a power outage at a senior living facility.
“The citizens cannot get enough of CERT,” Stevens said. “They recognize the vest, and they know who the CERT teams are. However, our city is ever changing. Folks are coming and going at such a rapid pace, [that] we are always [striving] to make sure that we are reintroducing ourselves at all times. We need to ensure that the new residents know who we are and what we stand for.”
More than 70 people participated in the April event, as well as 30 members of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) FEMA Corps.
The FEMA Corps is a full-time, team-based service program for men and women between the ages of 18–24, who dedicate themselves to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. Stevens says Serve DC hopes to work with FEMA to provide CERT classes as part of the initial FEMA Corps training.
The DC CERT Prepareathon event made an impact internationally. A group of exchange students attended the exercise, and Stevens reports they want to bring emergency preparedness back to their home campuses in East Asia.
DC CERT members participate in the Serve DC Prepareathon event.
“It was a dynamic event,” Stevens said. “The response that we got from the community and the
appreciation shown by the CERT team [for the event] meant a lot to me.”
The day began with a lecture, including an active shooter presentation that defined the term “active
shooter,” and walked participants through how to act in such a situation. The program taught the “Run, Hide, Fight” response, which means either running to safety, hiding from a shooter or, as a last resort, fighting the assailant.
“We remind them to take the path of least resistance,” Stevens said. “We tried to keep it very basic
because most of these folks have heard the words active shooter, but they have never actually heard
anyone tell them what it is they should and should not be doing.”
Stevens pointed out that the active shooter training is just one step in training for the participants to
learn how to respond to stressful situations.
The disaster simulation portion of the event focused on fire suppression, search and rescue, cribbing or using wood to secure debris, triage simulation, as well as education on disaster medical treatment.
The CERT volunteers came from different teams in the Washington, D.C. area. Due to the number of
volunteers who participated, they formed groups with representatives from various CERT teams,
appointed leaders, and worked together on the mock response. Meanwhile, the non-CERT members
observed or acted as injured disaster survivors, and they learned how trained CERT volunteers
responded.
“That was an excellent recruitment tool,” Stevens said, “because a majority of the people there as
observers came back to our next CERT training that we had the following week, and others registered
for the one we have coming up in a couple of weeks. So, it was kind of like dangling the carrot in front of the rabbit.” In fact, more than 40 people attended the following week’s CERT training and 16 others signed up for the next training.
At the end of the simulation, the teams received an evaluation with highlights of what went well and
what needs improvement. According to Stevens, the CERT members scored well, with an overall team
score of 37 out of a possible 50 points. They received high marks for their disaster medical treatment,
but they need improvement on triaging and carrying survivors.
“It was a definite success,” Stevens said. “We are hoping to do an exercise of some sort quarterly, so,
next April, if we aren’t doing the same thing, hopefully, we will be doing something even larger.”
For more information on Serve DC or DC CERT, visit https://serve.dc.gov/.
Is there a program?
Is full inclusion encouraged?
If not start one.
Use the system to your advantage. Why re-invent the wheel, when only new spokes are needed.
BEMA International
Prepareathon with DC CERT
The Washington, D.C. Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) sought to refresh its training and recruit new volunteers with a unique Prepareathon event.
In April 2017, Serve DC, which is part of the Mayor’s Office of Volunteerism, invited DC CERT members and the public to its office for a full day of emergency preparedness training and disaster simulation. The event covered active shooter training, disaster simulation and evaluation, refilling CERT bags, and hands-only CPR Training. The goals were to generate awareness for the city’s CERT program, recruit volunteers, and refresh the training of its current team members.
“We decided to ramp up our efforts in [support of Prepareathon],” said Anthony Stevens, Volunteer Engagement Director at Serve DC, “to use it as an opportunity for both recruitment and meeting some of our training goals.”
The DC CERT program began in 2004 and amassed roughly 140 members that deploy regularly. They work local events, like parades and national events, including the Presidential Inauguration. At the January 2017 Presidential Inauguration, 50 CERT members supplemented the District of Columbia Department of Human Services at warming stations. In their most recent deployment, 30 CERT members conducted wellness checks during a power outage at a senior living facility.
“The citizens cannot get enough of CERT,” Stevens said. “They recognize the vest, and they know who the CERT teams are. However, our city is ever changing. Folks are coming and going at such a rapid pace, [that] we are always [striving] to make sure that we are reintroducing ourselves at all times. We need to ensure that the new residents know who we are and what we stand for.”
More than 70 people participated in the April event, as well as 30 members of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) FEMA Corps.
The FEMA Corps is a full-time, team-based service program for men and women between the ages of 18–24, who dedicate themselves to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. Stevens says Serve DC hopes to work with FEMA to provide CERT classes as part of the initial FEMA Corps training.
The DC CERT Prepareathon event made an impact internationally. A group of exchange students attended the exercise, and Stevens reports they want to bring emergency preparedness back to their home campuses in East Asia.
DC CERT members participate in the Serve DC Prepareathon event.
“It was a dynamic event,” Stevens said. “The response that we got from the community and the
appreciation shown by the CERT team [for the event] meant a lot to me.”
The day began with a lecture, including an active shooter presentation that defined the term “active
shooter,” and walked participants through how to act in such a situation. The program taught the “Run, Hide, Fight” response, which means either running to safety, hiding from a shooter or, as a last resort, fighting the assailant.
“We remind them to take the path of least resistance,” Stevens said. “We tried to keep it very basic
because most of these folks have heard the words active shooter, but they have never actually heard
anyone tell them what it is they should and should not be doing.”
Stevens pointed out that the active shooter training is just one step in training for the participants to
learn how to respond to stressful situations.
The disaster simulation portion of the event focused on fire suppression, search and rescue, cribbing or using wood to secure debris, triage simulation, as well as education on disaster medical treatment.
The CERT volunteers came from different teams in the Washington, D.C. area. Due to the number of
volunteers who participated, they formed groups with representatives from various CERT teams,
appointed leaders, and worked together on the mock response. Meanwhile, the non-CERT members
observed or acted as injured disaster survivors, and they learned how trained CERT volunteers
responded.
“That was an excellent recruitment tool,” Stevens said, “because a majority of the people there as
observers came back to our next CERT training that we had the following week, and others registered
for the one we have coming up in a couple of weeks. So, it was kind of like dangling the carrot in front of the rabbit.” In fact, more than 40 people attended the following week’s CERT training and 16 others signed up for the next training.
At the end of the simulation, the teams received an evaluation with highlights of what went well and
what needs improvement. According to Stevens, the CERT members scored well, with an overall team
score of 37 out of a possible 50 points. They received high marks for their disaster medical treatment,
but they need improvement on triaging and carrying survivors.
“It was a definite success,” Stevens said. “We are hoping to do an exercise of some sort quarterly, so,
next April, if we aren’t doing the same thing, hopefully, we will be doing something even larger.”
For more information on Serve DC or DC CERT, visit https://serve.dc.gov/.
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September 25, 2017 (Thursday) Premier of Crown Heights at UDC Law
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Wednesday, August 16, 2017
2017. FEMA EMI Master Exercise Prac Program (MEPP) Courses
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Program Description: The
Master Exercise Practitioner Program is a series of two classroom courses
(E0132 and E0133) focusing on advanced program management, exercise design
and evaluation practices in each phase of the Homeland Security Exercise and
Evaluation Program (HSEEP). A MEPP Capstone exercise project is
required within one (1) year after the completion of E0133.
MEPP candidates work within a
collaborative environment on exercise design challenges and establish a
network of peers. Candidates are assigned to an Exercise Planning Team
where they are to demonstrate their expertise at all levels of exercise
design and conduct through in-class teach backs and the individual MEPP
Capstone Project.
MEPP is designed for mid-level
exercise practitioners with a minimum of three
(3) years’ experience in an
Emergency Management (EM) exercise design. Participants refine and
practice skills critical to performing the phases of the HSEEP cycle, such as
exercise program management, Master Scenario Events List (MSEL) writing and
evaluation data analysis.
Candidates apply the key
learning concepts from the MEPP curriculum relative to their organizations
and their own jurisdictional environments.
Emergency Management
Institute Mission
To support the Department of
Homeland Security and FEMA’s goals by improving the competencies of the U.S.
officials in Emergency Management at all levels of government to prepare for,
protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the potential effects
of all types of disasters and emergencies on the American people. Read more...
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Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Webinar: September 6, 2017. Health Information Systems Strengthening Resource Center
Health Information Systems Strengthening Resource Center: Centralizing Evidence
Join MEASURE Evaluation for a one-hour webinar on the Health Information Systems Strengthening Resource Center. The webinar will take place September 6 at 10am EDT and will be led by MEASURE Evaluation’s Heidi Reynolds, Shannon Salentine, Eva Silvestre, and Liz Millar.
Health information systems (HIS) strengthening is an ongoing and continuous process. MEASURE Evaluation’s Health Information Systems Strengthening Resource Center has been developed to serve as a central hub for the exploration of what works to strengthen HIS, a repository for evidence about how strengthened HIS improves health outcomes, and a learning space for health professionals to share and exchange information on HIS strengthening.
During this webinar, we will explore how our work to understand what works to strengthen HIS is framed by MEASURE Evaluation’s HIS Strengthening Model and explore HIS Country Profile Indicators, the HIS Assessment Tool Database, and other resources available through the website.
September 2017. Community Engagement. CERT Conference P.G. County Maryland.
What about your community in L.A., SF, Oakland, Chicago, Boston, Baltimore, Atlanta, NOLA, Baton Rouge in our communities?
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Event to be held at
the following time, date, and location:
Saturday,
September 23, 2017 at 8:30 AM
- to - Sunday, September 24, 2017 at 5:00 PM (EDT) |
National Capital Region Community Emergency Response
Team Conference (CERT Con) is on!
We are excited to bring a host of basic refresher and
advanced Emergency Management seminars and speakers to invigorate, educate and
innovate your preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery to any natural or
man-made disasters.
When a major disaster strikes, emergency professionals are
often unable to reach a scene for several hours or even days. Are you prepared
for your next disaster?
Saturday Seminar topics planned include Active Shooter and
Situational Awareness, Pet and Animal Management in Disasters, Stop the Bleed,
Tactical Emergency Casualty Care/Emergency Wound Care, Social Media, Disaster
Psychology and First Aid, How to Deal with Special Populations (Seniors,
Children, Disabled, etc.), Case Studies on local disasters and much more.*
Sunday Activity Day is open to the whole family. We’re
planning fun and interactive activities and demonstrations with our police and
fire vehicles, bomb squad; drones; hands-only CPR; moulage; emergency to-go bag
checks; radio communications and more, culminating in a full-scale drill at the
end of the weekend.* Get your hands dirty and be a part of the action!
Attend CERT Con to find out the best practices in
emergency preparedness, network with your local and neighboring jurisdictions’
CERT members, and learn how to make your community more resilient! CERT, Campus
CERT, Teen CERT, Emergency Management Professionals and Citizens interested in
CERT and emergency preparedness are welcome. Register
now!!
* Seminars and activities subject to change depending on
availability.
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