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  • From: "Jorene Downs" <Jorene@CEOates.com>
  • To: "MSAR-L" <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [MSAR] Fw: Citizen Corps and Hurricane Frances
  • Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2004 18:46:23 -0700

Informational only. (see below) Contact your local CERT / Citizen Corps if you are available to respond to Florida.

You can find your local CERT program on http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/cert/dir.asp

You can locate your nearby Citizen Corps Councils by visiting http://www.citizencorps.gov/citizenCorps/mycouncils.do and
typing in your zip code.

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Jorene Downs
Tulare SAR - Hasty Team ICP Team
www.ceoates.com/sar
Tulare-Kings CERT
www.tk-cert.org

----- Original Message ----- From: <citizencorps@dhs.gov>
To: <info@tk-cert.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2004 4:33 PM
Subject: Citizen Corps and Hurricane Frances



Citizen Corps and Hurricane Frances

As you are aware, the Department of Homeland Security/FEMA is responding to its second major hurricane to hit Florida in the past several weeks, and we need your help. Hurricane Frances is approximately 2 and a half times the size of Hurricane Charley. It is expected to hit Florida and, potentially other states, resulting in devastating damages. FEMA Response and Recovery operations are a top priority of the Department of Homeland Security. FEMA is asking us to contact and tap our State and local Citizen Corps Councils, our affiliates and program partners to find volunteers who could serve as Hurricane Frances Community Relations Officers.

You are being requested to immediately seek individuals among your State and Local Citizen Corps Councils for a two-week minimum field assignment as a Community Relations Field Officer. WE NEED 1000 COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFICERS WITHIN 48 HOURS BEGINNING NOW (SEPT. 4th) FOR A TOTAL OF 2000 WITHIN 7 DAYS.

Requirements for individuals:
* Must be sponsored by your State or Local Citizen Corps Council.
* Must be a United States Citizen with no prior felony convictions and the ability to successfully complete a government background check.
* Must be at least 18 years of age.
* Must be physically able to work in a disaster area without refrigeration for medications and have the ability to work in the outdoors all day.
* Must be willing to work long hours under arduous conditions (e.g., individuals may reside in an emergency worker tent city rather than a hotel during their assignment.)
* Workers may be exposed to mold, high heat and humidity and insects.
* Must be willing to work in vicinity of disaster debris, damaged facilities and related adverse conditions.
* This assignment is temporary and is a paid assignment.
* Must not self-deploy. Individuals who self-deploy will not be reimbursed.

Role of Community Relations Officer:
* Establish and maintain positive working relationships with disaster affected communities and the citizens of those communities
* Collect and disseminate information and make referrals for appropriate assistance
* Identification of potential issues within the community and reporting to appropriate persons
* Convey a positive image of disaster operations to government officials, community organizations and the general public
* Perform outreach with community leaders on available Federal disaster assistance

Role of State or Local Citizen Corps Council:
* Recruit qualified individuals from existing Citizen Corps volunteer rolls. (e.g. CERT, VIPS, MRCs, other local Citizen Corps groups)
* Provide names of qualified volunteers to the FEMA Region 5 ROC


Upon arrival at the Mobilization Center in Atlanta, GA, the recruit will:

* Be sworn in as a Federal employee.
* Be given training on Community Relations in Atlanta, GA before you are deployed to the field.
* Receive training on deployment procedures and requirements.
* Be compensated for the period of employment as a level C-1 reservist ($18.88 per hour)
* Receive per diem at the local rate.
* Airfare and/or other transportation to Atlanta, GA will be by invitational travel (paid by FEMA)
* Note: individual must save all travel related receipts for "vouchering"
* Be issued a FEMA badge.
* Be issued a temporary government travel credit card. (You are expected to use this card for all travel related expenses such as airfare, lodging, meals, gas, etc. and to pay all bills after reimbursement.)

Procedures:

* State and Local POC's will compile a list of available individuals using the Volunteer Activation Form (available through Region V ROC).

* The POC will forward the completed Volunteer Activation Form to the FEMA Region V ROC for review and approval via FAX or by email.

* An acceptance package with specific instructions will then be forwarded to the POC for distribution to each individual approved for deployment.


Region V ROC FAX: (312) 408-5302 or 5599
Region V ROC email: FEMA-R05-ROC-ESF11@DHS.GOV


*(note: email is "R zero 5" in first part of above email address)





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