This Citizen Corps News Digest is provided by FEMA's Individual & Community Preparedness Division to highlight community preparedness and resilience resources and activities recently announced by federal agencies and Citizen Corps partners.

DHS and FEMA Updates

FEMA Announces Next Webinar In the Community Preparedness Webinar Series

FEMA's Individual & Community Preparedness Division is excited to announce the first 2011 webinar in the Community Preparedness Webinar Series: Collaborative Planning - Engagement of the Whole Community . The Community Preparedness Webinar Series provides up-to-date information on community preparedness topics and resources available to citizens, community organizations, and Citizen Corps Councils. This LIVE webinar is scheduled for Tuesday, January 11th at 2:00 EST and will provide participants with an introduction to emergency planning, including an update on the changes to CPG 101 v.2.0, the planning guidance for state, territorial, tribal, and local planners.  Key to emergency planning is the involvement of the entire community in both the planning process and implementation of the plan.  Participants will walk away from the webinar with an increased understanding of the CPG 101 standardized planning process and how to engage the necessary individuals as part of the planning team.  Webinar login will begin 15 minutes prior to the start of the webinar and registration is not required.  A question and answer period will follow the presentation.

Live Webinar:
Collaborative Planning - Engagement of the Whole Community

January 11th @ 2:00 PM EST
www.citizencorps.gov/news/webcasts/planning.shtm

Presenting will be Donald Lumpkins who currently serves as Branch Chief for National Planning Coordination and Assistance, National Preparedness Directorate (NPD), at FEMA.  In this position he oversees the development of national planning doctrine, catastrophic preparedness planning initiatives and tailored technical assistance programs to support prevention, protection, response, and recovery missions.

The Community Preparedness Webinar Series features new community preparedness topics and is free to the public. Each webinar will accommodate the first 500 visitors that enter the website at the time of the webinar .  In addition to airing live, the webinar will be recorded and viewable at your convenience on the Citizen Corps website ( www.citizencorps.gov ) usually within 24 hours after the live webcast.  To join the webinar live simply go to www.citizencorps.gov/news/webcasts/planning.shtm prior to the webinar and sign in as a guest.

If you need special accommodations or require additional assistance to view or listen to this webinar, please email us at citizencorps@dhs.gov no later than 5pm EST on Friday, January 7th and we will provide you with additional resources so you may participate.  More details on this webinar and upcoming webinars in the Community Preparedness Webinar Series are available at http://www.citizencorps.gov/news/webcasts.shtm

January Ready Call Canceled

Unfortunately we will not be able to conduct the January Ready Call tomorrow due to unforeseen circumstances.  We intend to reschedule speakers when all participants' calendars allow for it, date to-be-determined.

In lieu of this this months call, please note the following information:

Resolve to Be Ready

• Materials will remain available at www.ready.gov/resolve2011 throughout the month.

• On Dec. 30, FEMA Deputy Administrators Timothy Manning and Richard Serino, along with Multilingual Representative Mayra Lopez-de-Victoria, participated in a radio media tour with 24 stations across the country.

• Throughout the holiday season, FEMA Leadership accross the country have been encouraging citizens to Resolve to Be Ready in 2011.  Among other things, they ahve written op-eds in   The Tennessean, Everett Daily Herald, Oregon Live, Los Angeles Daily News, Southeast Missourian and Boston Herald encourage readers to take the simple steps to be prepared.

This year's call schedule, all are conducted the first Tuesday of the month at 3:00 ET/2:00 CT/1:00 MT/Noon PT unless otherwise noted:

• February 1st

• March 1st

• April 5th

• May 3rd

• June 7th

• July 5th

• August 2nd

• September 6th

• October 4th

• November 1st

• December 6th

We look forward to working with you in the New Year!

FEMA Private Sector Webinar: Earthquake Safety & Mitigation for Schools

A one-hour webinar for school officials, teachers, facility managers, and other local stakeholders interested in learning how to reduce earthquake risks and take actions to ensure school safety and continued operations. Information is based on FEMA 395: Incremental Seismic Rehabilitation of School Buildings (K-12): Providing Protection to People and Buildings, which is available for download at http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=1980

GENERAL INFORMATION:

Numerous school buildings located in multiple States and U.S. territories are vulnerable to earthquake damage and losses. This includes potential:

• Death and injury of students, teachers, and staff
• Damage to or collapse of buildings
• Damage and loss of furnishings, equipment, and building contents
• Disruption of educational programs and school operations
• And inability of the community to use schools as temporary shelters
• At this webinar, you will learn the following:
• How to assess and analyze your earthquake risks
• How to develop an actionable plan to reduce and manage earthquake risks
• How to initiate an earthquake risk reduction plan for existing school buildings that were
• not designed and constructed to meet modern building codes
• How to secure “non-structural” elements of the school facility
• How to apply “incremental seismic rehabilitation” to protect buildings and ensure occupant
• safety

WHEN:
Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 3:00 pm EST. Please register by Friday, January 7, 2011.

Additional Dates:
Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 3:00 pm EST
Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 3:00 pm EST

WHERE:
Online webinar via FEMA Adobe Connect & Conference Line. Information will be shared upon successful registration.

REGISTRATION:
Registration is free. Please send your preferred date to participate, name, organization, address,
phone number and email address by fax at 650-593-2320 or by email at atc@atcouncil.org by Friday, January 7, 2011.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Email: Please add atcouncil.org to your safe list
Audio: Touch-tone telephone
Browser: Internet Explorer 6 or later, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, with JavaScript enabled
Internet: 56K or faster (high-speed recommended)

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Sincerely,

The National Office of Citizen Corps
FEMA Individual & Community Preparedness Division