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| 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. |
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DHS and FEMA Updates
Community Preparedness Accomplishments and Future Plans
***WEBINAR REMINDER***
FEMA's Community Preparedness Webinar Series Presents…
Community Preparedness: A Year in Review and Future Plans
Today, January 12 at 2:00 :00 ET/1:00 CT/Noon MT/11:00 PT
Throughout the year, Federal, state, local, and private sector organizations release program initiatives, create exercises promoting community preparedness, train volunteers to help prepare, respond, recover from, and mitigate disasters, and generally promote the idea of community preparedness. All of these efforts reflect FEMA's Whole Community approach to emergency management.
The Community Preparedness Webinar Series would like to recognize these efforts, and highlight future plans for 2012. Join us to hear about the emergency preparedness accomplishments of 2011 and to learn more about what you can expect in 2012 . Anyone who is interested in what the New Year might bring in terms of emergency preparedness should join this webinar.
Registration is required for this FREE event. If you previously registered, you can use your current login information to access the webinar . If you have any questions regarding the call, please contact ready@fema.gov
Note: The webinar registration process is a new addition to the webinar series. Participant registration allows us to track interest for upcoming webinars and plan appropriately for the number of expected participants.
Don't forget - log in today at 1:50 p.m. The Webinar will begin promptly at 2 p.m .
Free Emergency Management Training
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe and Healthy Students' Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance (TA) Center is now offering free, on-site trainings for schools and local educational agencies (LEAs) on basic emergency management planning .
This four hour overview of the four phases of emergency management—Prevention-Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery—will provide at no cost to school districts and emergency management teams with a basic understanding of the key components of an emergency management plan, and the elements central to school emergency preparedness through an all-hazards approach. The training's purpose is to expand and enhance emergency management planning efforts throughout your district and schools.
For more information, call (866) 540-7367 or to request this free training for your organization, please complete the Emergency Management-101 Training by Request Application .
Millions Will Drop, Cover and Hold On!
Would you know what to do before, during, and after an earthquake? Last year was an important reminder to all of us that earthquakes, like other disasters, can strike anytime, anywhere. From the August 2011 East Coast earthquake to the one recently felt in Oklahoma, they come with little to no warning and their effects, such as shaking, can often be felt hundreds of miles away from their epicenters.
Make sure to join us at 10:15 am central on February 7 for the annual Central U.S. Shakeout . Millions of Americans will come together to practice the steps for what to do during an earthquake: " Drop. Cover. Hold on."
Last year, more than 3 million people participated in the first-ever central U.S. shakeout drill, choosing to practice earthquake safety at their schools, homes, workplaces and countless other organizations. This year, we're looking for parents, businesses and institutions to take the lead and make earthquake preparedness even more front and center.
And remember – even if you don't live in the central U.S., you can still participate – it's only four weeks away so make sure you sign up today !
CERT Webinar
Mark your calendars for 2 p.m. EST on January 24, 2012! The National CERT Program at FEMA will present on new training tools available to States and local CERT programs across the nation. More information to come.
Have You Seen FEMA's Collaboration Community?
Visit FEMA's Collaboration Community today to view, contribute and comment on conversations about emergency preparedness, disaster response and recovery, and other emergency management topics.
Join in and feel free to contribute to the conversation or submit a new idea – it's easy, here's how:
- Create a profile or sign-in by clicking Register in the top right corner of the collaboration site.
- If you don't want to create a profile, you can submit your topics and comments via e-mail at FEMA-New-Media@dhs.gov
Current Open Discussion Topics:
Thank you for your participation!
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