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Advanced Community Emergency Response Team Program Implementation

Advanced Community Emergency Response Team Program Implementation. Presented by: Breanna Medina March 6, 2014 CERT Workshop. RC CERT Program History. Dinosaur Lacking Large-Scale Organization and Integration Non-Sustainable Money Maker (eek!) Limited Capacity/Training No Results

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Advanced Community Emergency Response Team Program Implementation

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  1. Advanced Community Emergency Response Team Program Implementation Presented by: Breanna Medina March 6, 2014 CERT Workshop

  2. RC CERT Program History • Dinosaur • Lacking Large-Scale Organization and Integration • Non-Sustainable • Money Maker (eek!) • Limited Capacity/Training • No Results • Response • Engagement • Sustainability

  3. Program Challenges (Internal) • Funding • Sustainability • Staffing • Program Scope • Oversight

  4. Program Challenges (External) • Large Population • 170,000 • Seven Fire Stations • Proper Civic Engagement • Volunteer Groups • Faith-Based/NGO’s • Private Sector • Integration • Existing framework

  5. NOW WHAT???

  6. Program Solutions (Internal) • Citizen Corps Annex • Grant Funds • Manuals/Backpacks • EMPG Funds • Staffing • ReadyRC Advisory Council • Advanced CERT Program • CERT Concept of Operations

  7. Program Solutions (External) • ReadyRC Advisory Council • Comprehensive Model • Engages community stakeholders • Identifies preparedness gaps • Coordinates training • Disseminates information • Before/During/After Emergency

  8. ReadyRC Advisory Council

  9. Community Products • Ready RC Campaign • Comprehensive • Mitigation/Preparedness/Response/Recovery Info • Umbrella Program • Consistent messaging • Brand Recognition • Grapevine Recreation Magazine • Institutionalization of preparedness

  10. Ready RC Campaign

  11. Organizational Results • Sustainability • Enterprise Capability • Integration • Civic Engagement • Staffing • Mission Understanding

  12. From CERT to Advanced CERT • Chicken and the Egg Theory • CERT or Advanced CERT • If you build it will they come? • If they come will you build it? • Program Needs • Authority • Organization • Engagement

  13. Current CERT Statistics • Train and Release • Approx. 2,500 people • Advanced CERT • 50 people

  14. Current CERT Classes/Exercises • Classes • CERT Basic (2) • Advanced CERT Program (3-5) • CERT Employee (2) • Business Emergency Response Team (BERT) (6) • Summer Preparedness Series (3) • Contract CERT Classes (2)

  15. Current CERT Classes/Exercises • Exercises • CERT/ACS Skills Day (Yearly) • Regional Approach for Volunteers • Spontaneous • Affiliated • CERT Teams • Leader • ACS

  16. Advanced CERT Requirements • CERT Basic • LiveScan/Background • ICS 100/200/700/800 • Amateur Radio License (Team Leaders) • Advanced CERT Classes • Leadership • Critical Incident Stress Management • Crowd/Traffic Control • Firefighter Rehab

  17. Advanced CERT Activities • Community Events • Health and Wellness Fairs • Canyon Clean-Ups • Earth Day • Fire District Open House • CERT Classes • Instructors/Subject Matter Experts • Advanced CERT ConOPS

  18. Advanced CERT ConOPS • Guidance Document • Delineates Roles/Responsibilities • Assigns/Limits Authority • Provides Organizational Framework • Continually engages members • Gain knowledge of the City/Organization

  19. Questions?

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