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Free Training Offered through the Fire Corps Academy –
Register Today!
Tuesday, 16 August 2011 18:29
Register for the Fire Corps Academy classes taking place
on Friday,
August 19. Three sessions are available
covering an introduction to Fire Corps, how to start and
implement a program, and Fire Corps’ role in disaster
response. Additional classes will be offered Tuesday,
August 23 and Wednesday, August 24.
Fire Corps is a federally-funded program that enables
community members to assist their local fire/EMS
department in non-operational roles. This frees
emergency personnel to focus on training and emergency
response, while providing an opportunity for citizens to
lend their skills and time to help their communities.
The Fire Corps Academy provides department personnel and
Fire Corps program coordinators with tools, resources,
and information to best utilize their non-emergency
volunteers.
Classes are free, but attendance is limited to 30
participants per session. You can register, see course
descriptions, and view supplemental training
opportunities at www.firecorps.org/academy.
Check back for new courses coming out later this month!
Email info@firecorps.org for
questions about the Fire Corps Academy.
September is National Preparedness Month
Tuesday, 16 August 2011 18:26
September is National Preparedness Month (NPM), and your
department, Fire Corps team, business, or other
organization can help encourage more Americans to be
prepared by joining the NPM Coalition. This year’s theme
is A
Time to Remember. A Time to Prepare.
Fire Corps teams can organize a variety of events for
their communities. Host a preparedness open house and
plan visits to local schools and senior centers to
discuss emergency plans and fire safety. Consider
hosting a preparedness workshop, day, or fair. Ladder
trucks and ambulances serve as a perfect backdrop for an
educational booth where you distribute home fire safety
checklists or surveys, schedule smoke alarm
installations, and/or answer questions about smoke and
CO alarms and offer fire safety tips. Post your
preparedness activity at community.fema.gov.
Membership in the NPM Coalition is free and open to all
public and private sector organizations. National
Preparedness Month is sponsored by the Ready Campaign
and Citizen Corps. Organizations that join the NPM
Coalition work to promote emergency preparedness in any
way that they can during the month of September.
Registered members have access to resources and tips to
help promote emergency preparedness.
Click here to register for the 2011 NPM Coalition and
learn more about National Preparedness Month here.
Visit Fire Corps’ online National Preparedness Month
Resource Center for tools, resources, and materials that
Fire Corps teams can utilize to help ready themselves
and their community for emergency situations at www.firecorps.org/npm.
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