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| 2009 News Archive   FEMA Announces The National Citizen Corps Achievement Awards Finalists The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is excited to announce the finalists for The National Citizen Corps Achievement Awards–Celebrating Resilient Communities for 2009. These awards recognize innovative practices and achievements of Citizen Corps Councils across the nation that are making our communities safer, stronger, and better prepared to manage any emergency situation. The finalists exemplify excellence in community emergency planning, foster successful public-private partnerships, prioritize collaboration, demonstrate creative and innovative local problem solving, and implement sound programs that can be modeled for use by other communities. FEMA Administrator W. Craig Fugate, National Emergency Management Association (NEMA) Incoming President David Maxwell, and International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) President Russ Decker will announce the final award winners in each category at a ceremony during the 2009 National Conference on Community Preparedness (NCCP) on August 11th, 2009, in Arlington, VA. We want to thank all the jurisdictions who submitted award applications. It was a challenging process to narrow down the field as all the submissions we received demonstrated impressive success in working towards community resilience. Congratulations to all the finalists!
Outstanding Tribal Citizen Corps Council Award
Outstanding Citizen Corps Council Award (Serving a population under 1.5 million)
Outstanding Citizen Corps Council Award (Serving a population over 1.5 million)
Collaborative Preparedness Planning Award
Preparing the Public Award
Preparing Community Organizations Award
Volunteer Integration Award
This news story and other Community Preparedness news, including Citizen Corps Bulletins, can be found on our website at http://www.citizencorps.gov/. July 10, 2009
ROWLETT AND FATE LINK CERT PROGRAMS ROWLETT, TX – Two local organizations recently joined hands to strengthen community volunteer response and support during disasters and other local emergencies. The Fate Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), sponsored by the City of Fate Volunteer Fire Department agreed to become a formal affiliated program of the Rowlett Citizen Corps Council (RCCC). The agreement allows Fate to take advantage of resources, leadership and other material support provided by Rowlett’s award winning programs in a mentoring type relationship. Fate Fire Chief Sean Fay said, “I am excited to see the Fate CERT program plugging into what’s going on in the RCCC. The depth of experience and leadership within the RCCC is exactly what the Fate program needs to draw from in order to establish its own solid foundation. I am looking forward to working closely with this growing organization.” The RCCC is a respected leader, mentor and model program, and is frequently sought out by local programs for advice and guidance. The RCCC sponsors the Rowlett CERT, Fire Corps, and Volunteers in Police Services (VIPS) programs along with an Emergency Management Explorer Post. They also have a mentoring relationship with the Sachse CERT program. “We’re thrilled to partner with Fate and help build their growing CERT program.” said Whitney Laning, RCCC president. “The agreement presents opportunities for both organizations to stand out and build stronger community bonds. It’s genuinely exciting.” CERT programs teach citizens how to be self-reliant and help their neighbors immediately following a major disaster, emergency or crisis. CERT is an integral part of emergency management plans, and is becoming more common place in communities across the country. The program may also activate for everyday emergencies like searching for a missing person, assessing a neighborhood for damage after a severe storm, or assisting with an evacuation. Rowlett offers CERT classes twice a year free of charge to Rowlett, Fate and Sachse residents. There is a small charge for others who attend the class. The next class is scheduled for October 3rd and 10th, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. For more information or to register for the October class, see our website at www.rowlettcitizencorps.org.  Rowlett CERT Activation 4/17/09 Weather Related Activation Staging Area: Cullins-Lake Pointe Elementary School, 5701 Scenic Dr, Fire Box 239 Personnel: 35 Estimated Service Hours: 140 CERT arrived on scene, set up staging area and initiated contact with Fire Command. Deployed initial 6 teams to affected areas to deny access, redirect traffic and watch for pedestrians. A second all call was sent out for additional personnel at 15:31. Teams were rotated with additional personnel in staging area. Fire Corps set up a rehab area with the support trailer next to the CP. CERT personnel were released beginning at 17:35 once barricades were set in place. All CERT units were clear of the scene by 18:30 hrs. Rowlett CERT SME Goes to FEMAROWLETT, TX - The Rowlett CERT program was honored by being asked by FEMA to participate in the development of a CERT Course Program Manager's Course as Subject Matter Experts. Over the 2 1/2 day development session in Washington DC, Whitney Laning, RCCC President participated in deliberations and design of the new course. "The new course will be a huge shot in the arm to both new and existing programs and helps to solidify management practices and identify best practice options" said Laning of the experience. The course has a long way to go before being released as this was just the initial wireframe design development.
3/7/09 Annual RCCC Awards and Recognition BanquetFriday, March 6, 2009Larry Wright, RCCC Pioneer Award Jonathan Dutsch, Rising Star Award J. Michael Howington, PhD, President’s Award Erik Ernst, Award of Excellence, CERT Jack Murphy, Award of Excellence, CERT Barbara Smith, No Fear Award, CERT Don McLeMee, Award of Excellence, VIPS Ed Olszewski, Award of Excellence, VIPS Officer Dan Miller, Award of Excellence, VIPS Kin Penney, Director’s Award Leisa Peebles, Member’s Choice Award
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