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Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership
CVNL have been heavily involved in managing the volunteer response to the devastating fires in California over the last few years. The key to their success has been establishing good working relations with the emergency management teams, seeing volunteers as… Continue reading
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San Rafael City
On the other side of the Bay to the City of San Francisco sits San Rafael in Marin County, which is a total contrast to the city opposite. It is a county of forests, giant redwood trees, rivers and unique… Continue reading
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Boy Scouts of America
In Hampshire and Isle of Wight Local Resilience Forum we are developing a Young Persons emergency response programme so young people can volunteer to help out in disasters in a safe way (more about this in a later post). The… Continue reading
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Dallas CERT
The Dallas CERT programme is comprehensive to say the least and is led by a committed experienced team whose mission is to change the lives of those who volunteer. They undertake around 7 classes a year training between 280-450 citizens.… Continue reading
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Dallas, Texas
The City of Dallas Emergency Management Team hosted a multi agency briefing for me involving lots of their partners including Rowlett Citizen Corps, Parker County, the Lions Club and the Dallas CERT. In Rowlett they experienced a tornado which ripped… Continue reading
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FEMA Region VI
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, which was created in 1979, “collaborates and communicates closely with our federal, state, tribal, local and private sector partners before, during and after disasters. We collaborate with our partners to build resilience, preparedness and responsiveness in… Continue reading
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Mart a small town in Texas
Mart town is in a very rural community with a population of about 3,000 and has one of the smallest high schools in the State. That size though hasn’t stopped it becoming State Champions in football for 4 times this… Continue reading
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Harris County, Houston
Harris County looks after 4.5 million residents covering most of the city of Houston. I met with the County Emergency Management Team (38 staff) in their spacious EOC (see picture below). The team are responsible for the management and response… Continue reading
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Arkansas State University
The faculty of Preparedeness and Emergency Management at Arkansas State Univeristy has built a relationship with the Emergency Management and Resilience Centre of the University of Wolverhampton where I undertook my Post Graduate studies a couple of years ago. Thus… Continue reading
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VOAD
VOAD stands for Voluntary Organisations Active in Disasters and it is a national umbrella body which brings together all the 3rd sector groups, big and small, who undertake work during major incidents. I met with the current President and outgoing… Continue reading
Volunteers at disasters 