What is the mission of Citizen Corps?

Citizen Corps (www.citizencorps.gov) was created to help coordinate volunteer activities that will make communities safer, stronger, and better prepared to respond to hazardous situations. Its mission is to harness the power of every individual through education and outreach, training, and volunteer service.

What is a Citizen Corps Council?

Citizen Corps Councils exist at the national, state, territorial, local, and tribal levels of government. Citizen Corps Councils build on the successful efforts that are in place in many communities around the country to prevent crime and respond to emergencies.

What Citizen Corps programs does HPP participate in?

Citizen Corps Partner Programs

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program.
Fire Corps.
National Neighborhood Watch Program.
Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)
Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS)
Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS)

Which agency is FEMA’s grassroots strategy to bring together government and community leaders to involve citizens in all-hazards emergency preparedness and resilience?

Citizen Corps

Which group is part of Citizen Corps?

Citizen Corps has five partners: Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT), Fire Corps, USA on Watch, Medical Reserve Corps, and Volunteers in Police Service.

What can you do to prepare for a disaster in your community?

Encourage community members to develop family preparedness plans that cover emergency contact information for family members, predetermined meeting places, home evacuation procedures, emergency pet care, safe storage of food and water, and assembling disaster supplies kits.

What goes in a survival kit?

Basic Disaster Supplies Kit

Water (one gallon per person per day for several days, for drinking and sanitation)
Food (at least a three-day supply of non-perishable food)
Battery-powered or hand crank radio and a NOAA Weather Radio with tone alert.
Flashlight.
First aid kit.
Extra batteries.
Whistle (to signal for help)

What are three things that must be in an emergency preparedness plan?

Basic emergency kit

Water – at least two litres of water per person per day.
Food that won’t spoil, such as canned food, energy bars and dried foods (Replace food and water once a year).
Manual can-opener.
Wind-up or battery-powered flashlight (and extra batteries)
Wind-up or battery-powered radio (and extra batteries)

What are emergency protocols?

The Emergency Protocol enables prompt and effective responses to emergency situations. The Emergency Protocol includes qualified personnel, specific actions to be undertaken in response to different emergency situations and reporting requirements.

What is emergency and types of emergency?

There are three types of emergencies under the Indian Constitution namely: National Emergency, Failure of constitutional machinery in states and Financial Emergency.