Bank of America Business CERT Training

On July 11th, the Delaware Citizen Corps State Community Emergency Response Team and the Wilmington Office of Emergency Management taught a Business CERT Course in Wilmington to the Bank of America. Twenty Managers and Supervisors attended the course which was very well received. Plans are now being developed to make the program available to the employees of Bank of America.

American Legion and Citizen Corps Update

Latest update on the American Legion and Delaware Citizen Corps partnership:

1. American Legion and Citizen Corps are affiliated partners

http://citizencorps.gov/programs/affiliate.shtm

2. The American Legion has been invited now sits on the State Citizen Corps Council.

3. A training program is being developed to provide a train-the-trainer for the Legion on Community Emergency Response Training (CERT).

4. A briefing on the CERT program was provided at Legion Post 2 on May 21 in Dover, DE.

5. MOU is under development and will reinforce the commitment between Citizen Corps and American Legion with regard to Citizen Preparedness.

As more information is released, it will be posted here on current events.

Program In Case of Emergency

Recent history has demonstrated that persons not prepared to deal with emergencies are more likely to end up becoming victims.

It takes a average of 5 hours and 51 minutes for family members to be contacted in an emergency. When you program an emergency contact into your cell phone under ICE - In Case of Emergency- you provide critical information to emergency personnel.

During these turbulent and uncertain times, we as citizens have been called upon to actively participate in preparing for our safety and survival.

If you, your family or group have special medical or support needs, it is important that you to take the time NOW to ensure they are addressed instead of wasting precious time during the chaos of a crisis. This is where ICE ( In Case of Emergency) can help. Just program ICE next to the name of the person you would want to be contacted then emergency workers will be able to contact them.

For more information, contact: Kathleen Aviles, Governor's Commission on Community and Volunteer Service Email: kathleen.aviles@state.de.us or Phone:800-815-5465

Communication Corps ARRL Field Day 2007

Amateur Radio operators joined together this past weekend at the Sussex County Airport in Georgetown, DE for the annual American Radio Relay League Field Day. This year was unlike other field day of the past. This year, special dignitaries including Governor Ruth Ann Minner, Secretary of Safety and Homeland Security David Mitchell, Sussex County Administrator David Baker, and Georgetown Mayor Mike Wyatt participated in the event. Both the Governor and Secretary called CQ on the radio to the thousands of radio operators from around the world for this special event.

Also in attendence was the Delaware State Police and Delaware Army National Guard which brought out their communications equipment to test interoperability with amateur radio operators. Using everything from voice, to Morse Code, to e-mail over radio, amateurs were able to pass messages all around the world during the 24-hour simulated emergency exercise.

During Field Day 2007, the State of Delaware, Sussex County, and City of Georgetown wrote proclamations for June 2007 as Amateur Radio Awareness Month. Amateur Radio operators across the state were regarded as the necessary communication assets when all other means of communication fail.

Click the slideshow above for pictures of the event!

3rd Annual Family Emergency Preparedness Day

SAVE THE DATE: 3rd Annual Family Emergency Preparedness Day Event

WHEN: August 25, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

WHERE: Delaware Technical Community College, Georgetown DE.

Displays, free training, fun and educational!!!

An Event for the WHOLE Family

Hosted by: Sussex County Emergency Operations Center & Delaware Technical and Community College

Sponsor organizations include, DEMA, Citizen Corps, American Red Cross, State Office of Volunteerism, Retired Senor Volunteer Program (RSVP) Dept Of Health, and the Ocean View PD and local Citizen Corps Council.

Click here to view the flyer!

El folleto en Español

May/June 2007 Newsletter

National Citizen Corps has released their May/June 2007 Newsletter! You can view it here:

http://www.citizencorps.gov/pdf/newsletter/cc-newsletter-may-june2007.pdf

Updated Brochures

Check out the updated Animals in Disaster, Delaware Citizen Corps, and CERT brochures in the Resources section of the website:

http://www.delawarecitizencorps.org/resources