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Thursday, 28 March 2013 17:42 |
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Arlington CERTer Elizabeth Floyd. Business Development Manager for Arlington Transportation Partners (ATP), recently posed the back-up plan question on ATP's blog and encouraged readers to ask themselves "What if?" Check it out at www.arlingtontransportationpartners.com/pages/news-events/blog/emergency-prep-review-whats-your-backup-plan/. |
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Last Updated on Friday, 29 March 2013 13:33 |
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Spring 2013 CERT Classes Filled/Enrollment for Fall Begins |
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Written by Cynthia
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Monday, 25 February 2013 20:09 |
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The two Arlington County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) classes scheduled for March 2013 are now underway. The fall 2013 schedule is available and enrollment has begun. Two classes will be offered beginning in September 2013. Each meets eight times over a six-to-eight week period (six weeknights and two Saturday mornings). Topics covered include disaster preparedness, disaster medical operations, fire suppression and utility shutoff, light search and rescue, team organization and management, disaster psychology and terrorism. The training is open to all who live and/or work in Arlington County and who are at least 18 years of age (16 and 17-year olds may participate if accompanied by an adult). Additional information may be obtained by sendign a request to
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Last Updated on Monday, 18 March 2013 11:26 |
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NY/NJ CERTs Active Following Superstorm Sandy |
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We respect and appriciate our fellow CERT members around the country. Below is an update from FEMA on New York & New Jersey CERT activities in the wake of Sandy:
Citizen Corps Volunteers Make a Difference in the Wake of Hurricane Sandy
Alongside interagency, state, local, and volunteer partners, FEMA and the emergency management team are working long hours each day to ensure the needs of communities affected by Sandy are identified and addressed.
While FEMA has provided more than $1.04 billion in assistance, as of December 6, 2012, to communities and individuals affected by the disaster, our whole community partners also remain committed to survivors.
The dedication of volunteers supporting the response and recovery has made a tremendous impact on our effectiveness.
“Federal response to disasters is only one part of the equation," said FEMA Administrator Fugate." Groups like Citizen Corps Councils and Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) programs provide front-line support to first responders and community members during disasters. FEMA is proud to work alongside our Citizen Corps partners. I extend a thank you and acknowledgement for all that they contribute.”
As the recovery continues, we will feature best practices and stories of triumph from our counterparts in the affected states. Key to the response in ravaged areas were New Jersey and New York volunteers.
New Jersey Citizen Corps Council helped coordinate volunteers across the state and sprung into action immediately. During the height of the storm, a communications repeater went down in the Hoboken Fire Department. Thinking quickly on their feet, the Hoboken CERT utilized its amateur radio repeaters as the primary means of communication for shelter operations, shuttle bus communications, and volunteer interactions.
Click on the "Read More" link to the right for the rest of the story.
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Last Updated on Monday, 10 December 2012 08:42 |
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CERT Classes 44 and 45 Complete Training |
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On Saturday, October 27, 2012, 19 members of CERT classes 44 and 45 completed their basic training ... 14 of whom have joined their neighborhood teams as active-duty CERTers. This brings the total to 575 individuals who've completed CERT training in Arlington County. The newest grads are from Lyon Park, Ashton Heights, Penrose, Fairlington, Shirlington, Douglas Park, Dominion Hills, Glen Carlyn, Westover Village, Columbia Heights West, Aurora Highlands, Crystal City, Radnor-Fort Myer Heights, and Accokeek, MD (individual works in Rosslyn). Many of our newest members were put to work straight away with the Hurricane Sandy deployment occuring only three days after their course completion.
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The graduation of CERT classes 44 and 45 also represented the 10th anniversary of CERT in Arlington County. In recognition of this special occasion we constructed our own fire (look carefully in the photo) and ate cake. The fire was actually an eleventh-hour craft project when the fire department's simulator was not operational. Martha Stewart has nothing on Mike Egbert, Lyon Village CERT co-coordinator! Congratulations everyone and welcome to our newest members! |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 28 November 2012 16:17 |
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