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C-CERTs Allow Colleges to Take Quick Action During an Emergency

By   /  May 10, 2013  /  Training, Exercise and Drills  /  No Comments

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When disaster strikes on or near a college campus, local first responders don’t always have the staff or resources to help immediately — especially when the campus is as big as a small city. 

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Anaheim CERT to Monitor Social Media During a Disaster

By   /  April 25, 2012  /  General News  /  No Comments

From Kim Stephens @ idisaster 2.0 It has been documented that government agencies often experience a 500% increase in the number of followers and “fans” to their social media sites during a disaster. Monitoring those sites and responding to requests for information can become overwhelming: at a minimum it is most certainly labor intensive. Emergency [...]

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Community Preparedness Starts with YOU!

By   /  February 1, 2012  /  Emergency Management, Training, Exercise and Drills  /  No Comments

from the FEMA Blog It’s the beginning of a New Year and we are excited so many of you have taken part in our January activities. Two weeks ago we honored the Individual and Community Preparedness Award winners as Champions of Change at the White House and last week we celebrated the 10th anniversary of [...]

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CERT stresses preparedness for local leaders

By   /  January 10, 2012  /  Emergency Management  /  No Comments

It’s important that local government leaders become prepared to deal with emergencies. That’s the message delivered by CERT during its monthly meetings. CERT — the Mesquite Community Emergency Response Team — met at its Airport ll location on Jan. 3 to review team strategies and to stress the importance of local government leaders receiving emergency [...]

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When disaster strikes, ordinary citizens become first responders

By   /  July 31, 2011  /  Training, Exercise and Drills  /  No Comments

Homeland Security efforts are often associated with professional firefighters and police — those trained to be first responders. But a program available across Missouri offers training for ordinary citizens to react affirmatively to emergency situations. Community Emergency Response Teams — CERT — have been set up across Missouri and around the country. The program is [...]

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