Beyond Basic CERT Training
The CERT curriculum is an excellent start for developing community response; there needs to be a nationally-recognized, modular set of curricula for ongoing education and skill development of CERT members.
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CERT teams should conduct SEVERAL family preparedness meetings in the community at schools, churches (maybe link with ministerial alliance folks) and fire houses. These meetings would present family and individual preparedness topics to include fire safety and having a fire plan for the family, but also being prepared for disasters, communication plans, etc. Partner with local hardware stores to publish lists of materials ...more »
1 comment for Idea: CERT to train families for preparednessCERT teams should conduct SEVERAL family preparedness meetings in the community at schools, churches (maybe link with ministerial alliance folks) and fire houses. These meetings would present family and individual preparedness topics to include fire safety and having a fire plan for the family, but also being prepared for disasters, communication plans, etc. Partner with local hardware stores to publish lists of materials they can purchase and perhaps give them a 5 gal bucket in which to put all of there emergency supplies. CERT is a great program, but isn't well known yet. By having CERT conduct these programs they can both reinforce their training as well as help families identify what they need to do to be safe and to be a part of a resilient community. Not everyone wants to be a part of CERT, probably because of the time commitment. These meetings are a way for families to get the information without having to join CERT and to realize their responsibility to become part of a resilient community. On the other hand, CERT teams can certainly pick the low hanging fruit and recruit interested parties.
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ICOR believes that change can be made through education. ICOR (The International Consortium for Organizational Resilience - www.theicor.org) is a non-profit (501c3) international education and credentialing organization. Our mission is to develop resilient communities through education. See our Resilient Community model http://www.theicor.org/rescomm.html which was developed based on the United Nations definition of ...more »
Add your comment for Idea: Building Resilient Communities Through Education & GrantsICOR believes that change can be made through education. ICOR (The International Consortium for Organizational Resilience - www.theicor.org) is a non-profit (501c3) international education and credentialing organization. Our mission is to develop resilient communities through education. See our Resilient Community model http://www.theicor.org/rescomm.html which was developed based on the United Nations definition of a disaster resistent community.
Our educational program is based on the 10 disciplines that support resilience - see ICOR University at http://www.theicor.org/university.html.
ICOR also supports the PS-Prep initiative as an outgrowth of PL 110-53 Title IX. There are many ways to educate people to ensure that they are mitigating risk and planning for continuous operations but much more needs to be done. Currently there is no incentive for the private sector to comply - requiring PS-Prep certification for government contract work would be one incentive. Reducing insurance premiums would be another incentive.
Business Continuity, Risk Management, Crisis Management and such is still seen as a cost center and not good business practice and having incentives would help to make more private sector businesses use these solid business practices to make their organizations more resilient.
If FEMA provided grants to education bodies so that they could develop and deliver quality education to the small business, non-governmental agencies, volunteer organizations, etc., at a low cost then they would have the same access as those in the private sector to learn how they can be prepared.
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