Program Top Stories
The Citizen Corps Good Stories provides a state online network of lessons learned and best practices designed to help emergency response providers and homeland security officials prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from all hazards.
Citizen Corps is constantly working to improve citizen and community preparedness by identifying and promoting good stories and lessons learned. The Good Stories showcases innovative and exemplary Citizen Corps programs from all disciplines. Lessons Learned identify and share lessons learned from the actual experience of Citizen Corps volunteers from around the state. Both Good Stories and Lessons Learned provide ideas from which other Citizen Corps Programs, Partners, and Affiliates can develop their own initiatives.
Story Guidelines:
- Please send your submissions by the 15th of each month.
- Submissions should be under 150 words.
- If you include photos, please send as an attachment (not in the body of the message.)
- Don’t forget to tell us who is in the photo, where and when it was taken, and what it shows. All photos must be approved for publishing before submitting.
Featured Stories
Eagles Scout Project Benefits Local CERT
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Joshua Joyner from Troop 645 in the Gulf Coast Council located in Pensacola has just completed his Eagle Scout project which will benefit local CERT programs. And in true scouting form, he did a wonderful job with managing his overall project and graciously provided a thank you certificate to BRACE for the collaboration on the project. The new barricade posts and triage tarps will be put into use at our next CERT class disaster simulation drill being held on Saturday, September 25th during our Youth Emergency Preparedness EXPO: YEP Kids Save Lives, Too! The event while be during National Preparedness Month and involve many Citizen Corps Programs, Partners and Affiliates. (08/30/2010)
City of Pensacola CERT held first CERT Class Graduation
Twenty students participated in final CERT class disaster simulation drill on July 20th, 2010. In addition to the new CERTs, the City of Pensacola Citizen Corps Council and our Escambia County Medical Reserve Corps assisted with the drill by serving in the role as Evaluators and as disaster victim actors for the event. While taking a break from the oil spill work, the NCCC VISTA team got a chance to “play” in the disaster simulation, too. The event was held at Bayview Community Center in Pensacola and since this city park also includes a dry land and water Dog Park, it was great fun to include a puppy in our drill as well. View the CERT Summer 2010 Class Graduation (pdf). (08/30/2010)
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2008 Broward County CERT Volunteer Awards Luncheon
The Fire Chiefs’ Association of Broward County’s "Broward Area CERT Coordinators Committee" officially announces the "2008 South Florida Community Emergency Response Team Volunteer Awards Luncheon" on Saturday, November 15th from 12:00PM – 3:00PM at the Signature Grand in Davie.
This event provides the Broward Area CERT Coordinators’ Committee the opportunity to acknowledge CERT volunteers from across South Florida for their contributions to our communities. Each CERT Program Coordinator will have an opportunity to recognize one of their volunteers. The volunteer of your selection will receive an award from the Fire Chiefs’ Association of Broward County. Of the volunteers recognized, the Broward Area CERT Coordinators will select the one volunteer that stands out above all others as the South Florida CERT Volunteer of the Year. Last year’s recipient was Robin Burns of Pompano Beach. Luncheon Announcement | Attendee Registration Form | Volunteer Nomination Form
To Realistic for the Faint - Orange County 2008 CERT Drill
Her head wound was made-up so realistically, that the rescuers hesitated in approaching her. Fortunately, thegraduates of CERT are familiar with a time saving system for evaluating levels of trauma... More About the Orange County 2008 CERT Drill (PDF)
Lealman Fire District Hurricane Conference
Dear CERT Community,
The Lealman Fire District's Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is proud to partner with Saint Petersburg College to host the first ever Hurricane Conference dedicated to training CERT members on skills needed before, during and after a hurricane strikes your community! ... Read Full Story (PDF) | Read Full Flyer (PDF)
Santa Rosa On the Move
Not often do we see a government program succeed as intended, but in the case of the inception of the Citizen Corps program we can proudly say our tax dollars are working for the people that paid them ... Read Full Story
Miami-Dade Preparedness Fair
Miami-Dade County, FL – Miami-Dade Citizens Corps and Wal-Mart stores are holding a Public Safety Day event on Saturday, March 22, 2008 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Wal-Mart store, 15885 S.W. 88 St. in Miami. The free event will promote public safety and awareness issues, best practices for family security during emergencies, and community preparedness ... Read Full Story
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