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December 4, 2011 – 10:53 pm

 

 

 

 

WEEK ENDING SUNDAY, DECEMBER 04, 2011

Homeland Security and the Dark Side of Mother Nature http://ow.ly/7rcbE

Salem County among four to receive specialized Flood Response Utility Trailers | NJ.com http://ow.ly/7wX5e

Nationwide Emergency Alert System Test Not Without Glitches (Emergency Management) http://ow.ly/7CqrB

Survey Shows Disconnect Between Professional, Citizen Views of Terrorism (Emergency Management) http://ow.ly/7Crf0

This Ain’t The Same CERT That Got Started In The 1980′s (Emergency Management) http://ow.ly/7Fa0m

Twilight Film’s Birth Scene Gives Viewers Seizures (JEMS.com) http://ow.ly/7K9Eu

Disaster Go-Bags of the Famous (NYTimes.com) http://ow.ly/7NdEI

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November 20, 2011 – 10:11 pm

CERT volunteers are always polishing their skills. This past Saturday, it was Traffic Training, conducted by the NYC Office of Emergency Management (OEM) in conjunction with the NYPD. The exercise in rerouting and managing vehicular traffic took place on First Avenue between East 19 and 21 Streets in Manhattan. Twenty-two CERT volunteers from around the city participated.

The day-long training began with a classroom component, after which the trainees were allowed to practice their newly acquired skills in Saturday morning traffic. In the event of an emergency, like a major road closing or emergency evacuation, trained CERT volunteers would be available to assist the city’s first responders.

 

 

 

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October 30, 2011 – 10:51 pm

 

 

 

 

WEEK ENDING SUNDAY, OCTOBER 02, 2011

Rift between B.P.C. C.E.R.T. and city (Downtown Express) http://www.downtownexpress.com/?p=3698

Will County teams take first, third in emergency response competition (TribLocal.com) http://ow.ly/72nyY

Learning the ropes: Haitian rescuer gets advanced training (Farmington Daily Times) http://ow.ly/7cULW

Opportunity Knocking: Coordinate with Nontraditional Response Organizations (Emergency Management) http://ow.ly/7dDUv

San Francisco Taps Social Gaming to Boost Preparedness (Emergency Management) http://ow.ly/7dE2N

Millions of Californians Set Preparedness Example in Earthquake Drill (Emergency Management) http://ow.ly/7dE5p

How Emergency Management Is Changing (For the Better) (Emergency Management) http://ow.ly/7dEfw

How Ready Are We for Bioterrorism? (NYTimes.com) http://ow.ly/7dycv

Remember: A Nationwide Test of the Emergency Alert System Will Occur November 9th (9-1-1 Magazine) http://ow.ly/7dCXD

Analytics – Good Business For Public Safety (9-1-1 Magazine) http://ow.ly/7dD7e

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October 17, 2011 – 1:11 am

NYC CERT volunteers provided the necessary realism for a simulated disaster in Penn Station, in New York City, on the evening of September 23, part of a training exercise for FDNY and USMC (U.S. Marine Corps) personnel. The scenario was a dirty bomb explosion on one of the trains, resulting in numerous casualties.

The photos in the slide below show the “moulage” process that turned the group of CERT actors into dead and injured passengers, who were then staged throughout the train and the station platform. FDNY and USMC personnel arrived in full protective gear, assessed and evacuated the scene, triaged and decontaminated the “victims” on the street outside the station, and removed the injured to waiting ambulances.

The exercise was coordinated by the NYC Office of Emergency Management.

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