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ARE YOU PREPARED?

PowerPoint Presentation

Taking Shelter from The Storm

Disaster Public Education Websites

Disaster & Immediate Evacuation have join the ranks of disaster preparedness education. By doing this we have posted a host of sites in which you can familiarize yourself and your communities so you can have the abudance of knowledge and understanding in regards to disaster & emergency preparedness.

F.E.M.A. ( Federal Emergency Management Agency) has put it this way.

You can broaden your knowledge of disaster preparedness topics presented in this guide by reviewing information provided at various government & non-government web sites. Provided below is a list of recommended sites. The web address for each site reflects its home address.

Government Sites:

• Be ready Campaign                  www.ready.gov
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention    www.cdc.gov
• Citizens Corp                             www.citizencorps.gov
• Environmental Protection Agency       www.epa.gov
• Federal Emergency Management Agency    www.fema.gov
• Food and Drug Administration   www.fda.gov
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration   www.noaa.gov
• National Weather service        www.nws.noaa.gov
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission    www.nrc.gov
  

Office of Emergency Management (O.E.M.)

New York City Community Emergency Response Training (C.E.R.T.)

New York City C.E.R.T. website.

www.NYC.gov/readyny.

CERT is a great training to have under your belt to say the least. Preparing for disasters is nothing to laugh about, or frown about. As we at D.I.E. have stated on numerous occassions, we don't care where you get your training from, we just want you to get it! The less people that are trained, the more resources has to be applied to those unprepared individuals which slows up rescue operations. In this clip it will show you just how much CERT can be a benefit to you, your love one's, and your community. Get Prepared!

Barrington has also  made Deputy Chief for Community Board #3 in the Bronx, NY under the leadership of C.E.R.T. Team Chief Wali Abdur-noor. Right now we are recruiting candidates for the upcoming NYC C.E.R.T. basic training classes that will begin in September 2011 which is a 10 week course, one day a week, evening hours, and a graduation ceremony with a certificate of completion at the end of the course.  We look forward to new membership to a wonderful training that one can receive to get there home, business, or themselves prepared for disasters or a hazardous situation. So come one!, come all! and get Prepared! All trainings are giving through The Office of Emergency Management Office (O.E.M.). If you want to be a part of a well organized team, fill out the pre-screening application below and return it to Barrington at: BarringtonPolite@disandimmevac.com.

Bronx#3 C.E.R.T. Members

NEW YORK CITY C.E.R.T. Cycle #17 Graduation

Clairmont Houses "Stop The Violence Family Day"

Forest Houses Family Day

Bronx#3 C.E.R.T. Members in action at tabling event in Forest Houses for Family Day. Present are, Team Chief Wali Abdun-Noor, Deputy Team Chief Barrington Polite, and C.E.R.T. member Adrienne. The residents responded very well to the information. Bronx#3 looks forward to our next event.

HURRICANE IRENE

City College of New York Evacuation Shelter

C.E.R.T. volunteers have an heavy task resting on their shoulders as they mitigate certain emergencies until first responders deem the incident at hand safe enough for the public and C.E.R.T. volunteers to move around safely & securely. C.E.R.T. members are an intrugal part of the incident or scheduled events that the general public depend on. In this case, City College was a great place for the C.E.R.T. members to test their training that they received.

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT

C.E.R.T. BX #3 in Bronx,NY participated in National Night Out which was conducted across the nation to help mitigate some of the social ills that plague our neighborhoods. Deputy Team Chief Barrington Polite helped facilitate the activities by having the Bronx C.E.R.T. Team join in by setting up our CERT table.

Ready New York Presentation

The Taino Lions Club

Team Chief Wali, Liason Joanne, and Deputy Team chief Barrington, conducted a Ready New york presentation for The Taino Lions Club in Yonkers,NY. Their president, Michelle Ibarrondo, was grateful that we brought this subject of Disaster & Ready Preparedness to their attention considering they suffer to often major & minor disasters all of the time. Whether it be power-outages, to flash-floods. The President has assured us that she will recommend us to fellow Lions clubs in her district.