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DHS and FEMA Updates
*REMINDER*
Engaging Your Community in Preventing Terrorism
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Are you interested in learning how communities can work together to help prevent terrorism? If so, register for this FREE Webinar !
Register HERE if this is your first time registering for a webinar with the Community Preparedness Webinar Series.
Log in HERE if you have already registered for this webinar, have registered for a previous webinar, or if you're a HSIN.gov user.
Overview
Join us Wednesday, February 15th for presentations on strategies and resources to improve your community's awareness and likelihood of reporting suspicious activity that may be related to terrorism. Presentations will feature the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative (NSI), the Department of Homeland Security's “If You See Something, Say Something™” campaign, the National Sheriffs' Association's USAonWatch/ Neighborhood Watch program and new research and a resource guide from FEMA and the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
Presenters for this webinar include:
Tom Crane, from the Federal Emergency Management Agency
Sara Kuban, from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Steven King, from the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative (NSI)
Rosemary DeMenno and Jennifer Styles from the International Association of Chiefs of Police
Robbi Woodson from the National Sheriffs' Association's USAonWatch/Neighborhood Watch program
For more information or to view the recording of the presentation after the event, go to CitizenCorps.gov's Community Preparedness Webinar Series web page. If you have questions regarding this webinar, please contact citizencorps@dhs.gov .
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Tools to Help Emergency Managers Meet the Needs of Latino Communities
Co-hosted with the National Council of La Raza , FEMA Private Sector Division and the FEMA Voluntary Agency Liaison Unit
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If you're interested in increasing disaster preparedness efforts within the Latino community, then don't miss this FREE webinar on February 28.
Register HERE is this is your first time registering for a webinar in the Community Preparedness Webinar Series.
Log in HERE if you have already registered for this webinar, have registered for a previous webinar, or if you're a HSIN.gov user.
Overview
Listen as presenters highlight components of the recently-released emergency management toolkit designed to improve responsiveness to Latinos in disaster planning, relief, and recovery efforts. This toolkit was developed by the National Council of La Raza in collaboration with the Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services , Mosaica: The Center for Nonprofit Development and Pluralism , and the National Immigration Law Center.
Additional webinar topics include:
- FEMA tools and community best practices supporting the inclusion of Latino communities in local emergency management.
- Recommended strategies for increasing Latino Community preparedness efforts.
- Best practices for empowering Latinos to participate fully and equitably in response efforts and recovery services. Don't forget to check our recent Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training Tools webinar, which highlighted additional Whole Community tools for the Latino communities.
Don't forget to check our recent Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training Tools webinar, which highlighted additional Whole Community tools for the Latino communities.
If you have any questions regarding the webinar, please contact marcus.coleman@dhs.gov .
Two Additional Seats Available for the Think Tank in San Francisco
Deputy Administrator Serino is hosting the next Think Tank conference call from San Francisco on Friday, February 17 and there are two additional seats available – will it be you who will fill a seat and participate in person?
Topics for discussion include:
- How to communicate with disaster survivors and distribute information to mass audiences if cellular and on-line communications are unavailable immediately following a catastrophic disaster.
- How mobile applications can help emergency managers and individuals prepare for, respond to, and quickly recover from disasters.
In order to be considered, just “throw your name in the proverbial hat” by emailing us at fema-new-media@dhs.gov (with February Think Tank in the subject line) by Wednesday 12 Noon EST and we'll randomly pick two people.
Here are the other details about the event:
- Time: 1:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. Eastern (10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. Pacific)
- Dial in number: 800-369-1986
- Passcode: Think Tank February
- Captioning for the event
- Hashtag: #femathinktank
Help us spread the word via email, word of mouth, and your social media sites.
A short note from the agency lawyers: FEMA will not pay for any costs or expenses related to attendance at this event, including travel to or from the event, and any member of the public can participate.
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2012 State of FEMA Report
In 2011, together with its partners across the whole community, FEMA responded to a record setting year of disasters, provided assistance to help communities across the Nation through its grant programs, and helped lead the way toward a National Preparedness Goal—a national vision of preparedness for how the nation will work together to approach its shared risk.
Today, FEMA would like to present you with the 2012 State of FEMA report . For the first time, FEMA has captured the highlights of its accomplishments for the year, laid out who it is and provided a vision for where it is going. The 2012 State of FEMA report also shows how utilizing the “whole community” has allowed FEMA to collaborate with its partners to better prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from and mitigate all hazards.
The 2012 State of FEMA report tells just a portion of the FEMA story. It also shows how much more there is to do. With the continued dedication of the emergency management community and the support of Congress, FEMA is confident it will continue to grow, improve and serve this Nation proudly
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Citizen Corps Partners and Affiliates Updates
Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS)—Celebrating a Decade of Service
2012 marks the tenth year the Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS) Program has provided volunteer support and resources to state, local, territorial, tribal, and campus law enforcement agencies. Many exciting plans are scheduled to recognize this decade of service. Additionally, VIPS will add to its wealth of resources by launching its second E-learning course, VIPS and Disaster Response and will release a new resource highlighting youth volunteers in law enforcement. Make sure to keep your eyes on the VIPS website and VIPS Info newsletter for more information throughout the year. And don't forget to encourage law enforcement volunteer programs in neighboring communities to register with VIPS today!
Youth Preparedness Coming to a Town Near You
Citizen Corps and FEMA Region VIII are coming to Denver, Colorado on Tuesday, February 28th, 2012, for a day-long workshop on implementing youth preparedness in community-based organizations.
This workshop is designed to provide you with the information you need to start integrating youth preparedness into your organization's existing youth offerings or to build a youth preparedness program from scratch.
As a workshop attendee, you will receive live instruction and a “how-to” guide on key topics, including:
- Engaging Partners
- Identifying Curriculum
- Implementing Your Program
- Promoting Your Program
- Evaluating Your Program
- Sustaining Your Program
Throughout the day, you will also interact with and learn from experts who have developed and delivered some of the most successful youth preparedness programs in the country. Additionally, you will collaborate with these experts and your peers in a series of hands-on activities
that will produce some of the tools and inputs necessary to implement an effective program.
The next workshop is scheduled for Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at the Red Rocks Park & Amphitheater (Meeting Rooms) in Denver, Colorado. For more information please contact, Daniel Nyquist NO LATER THAN Monday, February 20, 2012 .
Future tentative workshops include:
FEMA Region VII: March 21, 2012; Kansas City, Missouri
FEMA Region X: April, 2012
FEMA Region I: June, 2012
For more information about integrating preparedness education into your local youth programs, send a message to citizencorps@dhs.gov .
FEMA's mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.
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*WEBINAR TODAY*
Engaging Your Community in Preventing Terrorism
TODAY Wednesday, February 15 t h
2:00p.m. ET (1:00 CT/Noon MT/11:00 PT)
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Are you interested in learning how communities can work together to help prevent terrorism? If so, register NOW for this FREE Webinar !
Register HERE if this is your first time registering for a webinar with the Community Preparedness Webinar Series.
Log in HERE if you have already registered for this webinar, have registered for a previous webinar, or if you're a HSIN.gov user.
Overview
Join us TODAY Wednesday, February 15 th for presentations on strategies and resources to improve your community's awareness and likelihood of reporting suspicious activity that may be related to terrorism. Presentations will feature the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative (NSI), the Department of Homeland Security's “If You See Something, Say Something™” campaign, the National Sheriffs' Association's USAonWatch/ Neighborhood Watch program and new research and a resource guide from FEMA and the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
Presenters for this webinar include:
View the new publications here:
For more information or to view the recording of the presentation after the event, go to CitizenCorps.gov's Community Preparedness Webinar Series web page . If you have questions regarding this webinar, please contact citizencorps@dhs.gov .
This Citizen Corps News Digest is provided by FEMA's Individual & Community Preparedness Division to highlight community preparedness, resilience resources and activities recently announced by federal agencies and Citizen Corps partners.
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Webinar Date Changed to TUESDAY, MARCH 6th at 2 pm ET/1 pm CT/Noon MT/11 am PT
Due to technical issues beyond Citizen Corps' control, we have rescheduled the webinar for Tuesday, March 6th. We apologize for the inconvenience, and appreciate your patience. The webinar information can be found here: http://citizencorps.gov/news/webcasts/terrorism.shtm .
In the meantime, you may find these new resources useful:
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*ANNOUNCEMENT*
Citizen Corps Program Grant and Effective Funding Practices Webinar
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Register HERE is this is your first time joining us for a webinar in the Community Preparedness Webinar Series.
Log in HERE if you have already registered for this webinar, have registered for a previous webinar, or if you're a HSIN.gov user.
Overview
Next week, FEMA's Individual and Community Preparedness Division will host a FREE Citizen Corps Program Grant and Effective Funding Practices Webinar, featuring FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, to highlight strategies for meeting community preparedness funding needs and provide an update on the 2012 grants. If you're interested in learning more about this issue please plan to join us at 4:00 p.m. ET.
Featured speakers for this 90-minute webinar include:
If you have questions regarding this event, please contact citizencorps@dhs.gov
FEMA's mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.
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