Ncc Comm Corps Intro
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Ncc Comm Corps Intro
New Castle County Communication Corps Presentation by Robbie McCray to the Citizen Corps Council, July 2009
July 2009 NCC Citizen Corps Council Minutes
New Castle County Citizen Corps Council
July 17, 2009 Meeting Minutes
• Welcome and introductions
o In attendance (in order of sign in): John Scoggin- MARS/Christiana CARES, Mike Hall- Christiana CARES, Linda Seltzer – CPAW, Bill Wheatley-CPAW, Rob Blansfield – CPAW, Jill Graham – YMCA, Marny McLee-DE Citizen Corps, Robert George – DE Citizen Corps, Nicole Desmarais – DMRC, Robbie McCray – NCC Comm Corps, Jerry Picard American Red Cross Delmarva, Dave Carpenter Jr. – NCCOEM, Brian Bannon - NCCOEM
• Review and approval of April 2009 meeting minutes – approved as written
• NCC Citizen Corps update
o As of July 1, 2009
184 CERT trained volunteers and
35 instructors
(for a total of 219 trained volunteers)
Volunteers have put in a total of 478 hours this quarter (604 hours for calendar 2009)
During this quarter, 22 new CERT volunteers received CERT training for a sub total of 286 volunteer hours (13 hours x 22 volunteers)
Additionally, 32 volunteers were trained as NOAA Storm Spotters for a sub total of 192 volunteer hours (6 hours x 32 volunteers)
• Training, outreach, and Volunteer Opportunities for Citizen Corps Members
o Opportunities from the council –none
o Summer CERT training opportunity – NCC OEM: Brian Bannon offered to host a summer CERT class and/or refresher for Citizen Corps partners if interest exists. The partners will take the info back to their organizations.
• Open group discussion
o Bob George from The State Citizen Corps discussed the translation of the Disaster Preparedness video into Spanish and the need for assistance in distributing / promoting the video to the Spanish speaking population. An outreach kit is forthcoming to assist in distribution efforts.
o Bob George discussed non typical function preparedness – Jerry Picard form the Red Cross Delmarva advised that the Red Cross has brochures and outreach resources available in most preparedness areas and many are in English and Spanish.
o Jerry Picard discussed the recent impact of the loss of water in a neighborhood and how this illustrated a lack of preparedness in that area. The group discussed how these types of small scale inconveniences can be used as an opportunity to discuss preparedness.
o The Council welcomed Nicole Desmarais from the Delaware Medical Reserve Corps as a new, New Castle County Citizen Corps partner.
o Nicole Desmarais discussed the need/opportunity to educate the public thru reaching out to children. She also briefly provided an overview of the Delaware Medical Reserve Corps. She discussed how the website http://servde.org provides for volunteer registration and recruiting. She advised that all types of volunteers can register at the SERVDE website, not just medical professionals (examples – interpreter corps, mental health and clergy, CERT members, etc.). Nicole agreed to give a presentation in more depth at a future Council meeting. The Council will investigate this system as a possible solution for coordinating volunteer recruitment, call up, and communication.
o Mike Hall from Christiana CARES discussed how Boy Scouts can be useful in emergencies and urged the group to learn about the Scouts.
o Bill Wheatley and Rob Blansfield from CPAW discussed the CPAW organization and several success stories of found children and criminals caught. CPAW success stories will be featured on the Citizen Corps web site and will be forwarded to the State Citizen Corps.
o John Scoggin from CARES/MARS discussed his communications vehicle – MCU37. He discussed the need for volunteers, police radio integration, and the need for a credentialing system. Information on MCU37 can be found here: http://www.armymars.net/ArmyMARS/MCU/
o The group discussed credentialing of volunteers and the need for a statewide / nationwide solution. We also discussed using the SERVEDE /ESARVHP system to maintain a database of volunteers. Nicole will provide more information on this system in the future.
o Dave Carpenter Jr. discussed Family Preparedness night – September 12, 2009 and the DEMA Citizen Preparedness Survey.
• New Castle County Communications Corps - The Citizen Corps Council welcomed the newly formed New Castle County Communication Corps as a
partner. Robbie McCray provided an overview of the organization. See the PowerPoint presentation above.
Communication Corps is striving to unite multiple amateur radio groups and associations in New Castle County to provide the Citizen Corps Council with a single point of contact and to coordinate emergency preparedness and response communications activities.
• Brian Bannon advised the group that any funding requests need to be in ASAP for the FY 2008 Citizen Corps grant.
• Set action items and agenda for next meeting—o If available Nicole will give a presentation about the DMRC and the SERVDE/ESARVHP program for volunteer registration.
o CPAW will provide an overview of their organization and share success stories
• Adjourn
July 17, 2009 Meeting Minutes
• Welcome and introductions
o In attendance (in order of sign in): John Scoggin- MARS/Christiana CARES, Mike Hall- Christiana CARES, Linda Seltzer – CPAW, Bill Wheatley-CPAW, Rob Blansfield – CPAW, Jill Graham – YMCA, Marny McLee-DE Citizen Corps, Robert George – DE Citizen Corps, Nicole Desmarais – DMRC, Robbie McCray – NCC Comm Corps, Jerry Picard American Red Cross Delmarva, Dave Carpenter Jr. – NCCOEM, Brian Bannon - NCCOEM
• Review and approval of April 2009 meeting minutes – approved as written
• NCC Citizen Corps update
o As of July 1, 2009
184 CERT trained volunteers and
35 instructors
(for a total of 219 trained volunteers)
Volunteers have put in a total of 478 hours this quarter (604 hours for calendar 2009)
During this quarter, 22 new CERT volunteers received CERT training for a sub total of 286 volunteer hours (13 hours x 22 volunteers)
Additionally, 32 volunteers were trained as NOAA Storm Spotters for a sub total of 192 volunteer hours (6 hours x 32 volunteers)
• Training, outreach, and Volunteer Opportunities for Citizen Corps Members
o Opportunities from the council –none
o Summer CERT training opportunity – NCC OEM: Brian Bannon offered to host a summer CERT class and/or refresher for Citizen Corps partners if interest exists. The partners will take the info back to their organizations.
• Open group discussion
o Bob George from The State Citizen Corps discussed the translation of the Disaster Preparedness video into Spanish and the need for assistance in distributing / promoting the video to the Spanish speaking population. An outreach kit is forthcoming to assist in distribution efforts.
o Bob George discussed non typical function preparedness – Jerry Picard form the Red Cross Delmarva advised that the Red Cross has brochures and outreach resources available in most preparedness areas and many are in English and Spanish.
o Jerry Picard discussed the recent impact of the loss of water in a neighborhood and how this illustrated a lack of preparedness in that area. The group discussed how these types of small scale inconveniences can be used as an opportunity to discuss preparedness.
o The Council welcomed Nicole Desmarais from the Delaware Medical Reserve Corps as a new, New Castle County Citizen Corps partner.
o Nicole Desmarais discussed the need/opportunity to educate the public thru reaching out to children. She also briefly provided an overview of the Delaware Medical Reserve Corps. She discussed how the website http://servde.org provides for volunteer registration and recruiting. She advised that all types of volunteers can register at the SERVDE website, not just medical professionals (examples – interpreter corps, mental health and clergy, CERT members, etc.). Nicole agreed to give a presentation in more depth at a future Council meeting. The Council will investigate this system as a possible solution for coordinating volunteer recruitment, call up, and communication.
o Mike Hall from Christiana CARES discussed how Boy Scouts can be useful in emergencies and urged the group to learn about the Scouts.
o Bill Wheatley and Rob Blansfield from CPAW discussed the CPAW organization and several success stories of found children and criminals caught. CPAW success stories will be featured on the Citizen Corps web site and will be forwarded to the State Citizen Corps.
o John Scoggin from CARES/MARS discussed his communications vehicle – MCU37. He discussed the need for volunteers, police radio integration, and the need for a credentialing system. Information on MCU37 can be found here: http://www.armymars.net/ArmyMARS/MCU/
o The group discussed credentialing of volunteers and the need for a statewide / nationwide solution. We also discussed using the SERVEDE /ESARVHP system to maintain a database of volunteers. Nicole will provide more information on this system in the future.
o Dave Carpenter Jr. discussed Family Preparedness night – September 12, 2009 and the DEMA Citizen Preparedness Survey.
• New Castle County Communications Corps - The Citizen Corps Council welcomed the newly formed New Castle County Communication Corps as a
partner. Robbie McCray provided an overview of the organization. See the PowerPoint presentation above.
Communication Corps is striving to unite multiple amateur radio groups and associations in New Castle County to provide the Citizen Corps Council with a single point of contact and to coordinate emergency preparedness and response communications activities.
• Brian Bannon advised the group that any funding requests need to be in ASAP for the FY 2008 Citizen Corps grant.
• Set action items and agenda for next meeting—o If available Nicole will give a presentation about the DMRC and the SERVDE/ESARVHP program for volunteer registration.
o CPAW will provide an overview of their organization and share success stories
• Adjourn
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Crime Prevention Area Watch (CPAW)
Recently the New Castle County Citizen Corps has solidified it's relationship with Crime Prevention Area Watch (CPAW). Here is the announcement from the Executive Directors of CPAW:
I am very pleased and honored to announce this afternoon that CPAW (Crime Prevention Area Watch) has joined into working relationships with New Castle County Citizens Corp, New Castle County Emergency Management and the Delaware Emergency Management Agency.
We will have a link to all of the organizations on our web-site (www.cpawde.org) and they will include our organization onto their web-sites.
This is a great acheivement for our organization and we look forward to working with all those involved.
Rob Blansfield
Bill Wheatley
Executive Directors CPAW
Dee Whildin
CPAW North District Director
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
DEMA Online Survey
The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) is conducting a survey to gauge Delaware resident's level of preparedness for emergencies. Follow this link to complete the survey:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=clhidkV6d0pEX0NPSGhiUXpsQ0htcGc6MA
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=clhidkV6d0pEX0NPSGhiUXpsQ0htcGc6MA
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