What is Citizen Corps?
Citizen Corps offers volunteer opportunities to support local fire, law enforcement, emergency medical services, community public health efforts, and to contribute to the four stages of emergency management: preparedness, prevention, response, and recovery. With the added support of citizen volunteers, emergency service providers have more time to fulfill their highly skilled responsibilities to make our communities safer, stronger and better prepared.
The Texas Association of Regional Councils, a public entity, administers the Citizen Corps programs in Texas through councils of governments (COGs).
Call for Presenters for the 3rd Annual Texas Unites
Conference
The 3rd Annual Texas Unites Program Committee is pleased to announce its Call for Presenters for the 2012 Conference. The event will be held June 13-15, 2012, at the Hyatt Regency Riverwalk, San Antonio, Texas.
The Program Committee is extending an invitation to submit proposals for presentations at the Conference. This process is being implemented to help the Planning Committee build a content rich program by seeking best practices, programs, policies, partnerships and emerging issues from those interested in the field of preparedness.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Emergency Management, Volunteer Management, Public Health, Disaster Recovery Process, NIMS/ICS Overview, Workplace Violence/Lockdown, Moulage, Disaster Case Management, Severe Weather Preparedness, Tabletop Exercises, Functional Needs in Disasters, Long-Term Recovery, Volunteer Liability, Volunteer Safety, Terrorism, Donations Management, Credentialing, Grant Management, Youth/School Preparedness, and Animals in Disasters.
If you would like to submit a proposal, please click on the survey tool link.
The deadline for submissions is Friday, February 17, 2012.
Should you have questions about the Call for Presenters, please contact Julie Martinez at (512) 478-4715 or
jmartinez@txregionalcouncil.org or Liza Chigos at chigosl@usa.redcross.org.
We look forward to your involvement in the conference program.
On-Line Conference Information and Registration Coming Soon!
The 2012 Harris County Citizen Corps CERT Rodeo CERT Team & Individual Registration is Now Officially Open!
Registration is now open for the 2012 Harris County Citizen Corps CERT Rodeo, taking place on Saturday, February 11th, 2012, at the Harris County Fire & Sheriff’s Training Academy in Humble, TX! CERT Team, as well as individual registration, is welcome! Participation is limited to 18 teams, so register today! (Individuals will be added to teams. Smaller teams may be merged to form larger teams.) Follow this link to access the “CERT Team & Individual Registration Form” as well as additional information about the CERT Rodeo.
For additional information about individual and team participation, contact Marcela Berg or Kristina Clark, HCCC CERT Rodeo Team Co-Chairs, directly at: Marcelabeth@gmail.com or Kristina.Clark@oem.hctx.net or phone: 713-755-2326.
First Annual Jack Colley Award Recipient
Brenda Gormley, CERT Coordinator for Denton County, was awarded the first annual Jack Colley Award for Volunteerism last week in Austin. The prestigious Jack Colley Award honors an outstanding volunteer who exhibits leadership, dedication, self-sacrifice and service to the State of Texas in the field of emergency management, attributes personified by the late Chief Jack Colley.
This state-wide recognition is the highest honor bestowed upon a volunteer by the state's Citizen Corps Program. The award was presented by the Director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, Steve McCraw, and Texas Association of Regional Councils Executive Director, Penny Redington, at the annual Texas Unites Citizen Corps/VOAD Conference on June 22.
Community Preparedness Webinar Series
The Community Preparedness Webinar Series provides up-to-date information on community preparedness topics and resources available to citizens, community organizations, and Citizen Corps Councils. A webinar is a web-based informational or training seminar (a presentation, lecture, workshop or seminar) that is transmitted over the internet. These webinars will feature new community preparedness topics several times each month and are free to the public. Each webinar will accommodate the first 500 visitors that enter the website at the time of the webinar. In addition to airing live, each webinar will be recorded and viewable after it completes at your convenience.
For information on upcoming webinars, or to view archived Community Preparedness Webcasts and Webinars, click here. |
