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Arizona State Citizen Corps Council was established to provide public education, training, and volunteer opportunities to support community and family safety.
To access the State of Arizona Citizen Corps Council page click on link: http://www.volunteerarizona.org/stcitcorps/sccc.htm. |
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Citizen Corps Councils provide the local management structure for volunteer opportunities and for public education and awareness efforts.
More information about Citizen Corps can be found by visiting http://www.citizencorps.gov. |
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FEMA is the federal organization for emergency management and has been named as the parent organization for Citizen Corps. The FEMA website has a link to Citizen Corps as well as several other volunteer programs.
FEMA’s website is located at http://www.fema.gov
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The Neighborhood Watch Program has a long history and is a very successful program, which has been integrated into Citizen Corps. The program falls under the umbrella of a national program know as USA on Watch.
Information on the USA on Watch can be found at http://www.usaonwatch.org. |
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The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. Using the training learned in the classroom and during exercises, CERT members can assist others in their neighborhood or workplace following an event when professional responders are not immediately available to help. CERT members also are encouraged to support emergency response agencies by taking a more active role in emergency preparedness projects in their community.
Information on the CERT program can be found at http://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/ |
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The Volunteers in Police Service assists citizens in supporting the efforts of their state and local law enforcement agencies to protect communities from crime and terrorism.
Information on the VIPS can be found at http://www.policevolunteers.org. |
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The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is schedule to go on-line later this summer. MRC will coordinate the skills of practicing and retired physicians, nurses, and other health professionals who are eager to volunteer during emergency situations. MRC will provide communities with medical volunteers who can assist health professionals during a large-scale local emergency. Local community officials will develop their own Medical Reserve Corps and identify the duties of the MRC volunteers according to specific community needs.
Information on the MRC can be found at http://www.medicalreservecorps.gov. |
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The mission of the Fire Corps is to increase the capacity of volunteer, career, and combination fire and EMS departments through the use of citizen advocates. Fire Corps provides resources for departments to utilize citizen advocates in non-operational roles so they can develop, implement, and sustain programs and services that will help their department meet the needs of their community.
Information on the Fire Corps can be found at http://www.firecorps.org. |
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The Tucson Regional Citizen Corps Council website is http://www.tucsonccc.org
The Maricopa County Citizen Corps Council website is https://www.maricopacitizencorps.org
Additional information concerning training opportunities and available documentation can be found at the following web locations.
http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/cert/prog.htm
A Citizens’ Guidebook can be found at http://www.citizencorps.gov/ready/guidebook.shtm. You can also order the Guidebook by calling our toll-free hotline at 1-800-WE-PREVENT (1-800-937-7383)
To receive bulk copies of the Guide, call NCPC's fulfillment center at 1-800-627-2911. The Guides are available free of charge; however, you pay shipping costs.
IF you have questions or need more information, please send an e-mail to: citizens.corps@azdohs.gov
Executive Order 2007-25
Pledge to the Arizona State Citizen Corps Council |
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