http://groups.yahoo.com/group/floridacert/ Florida CERT Volunteer Forum Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:49:17 GMT Bill Firestone http://groups.yahoo.com/group/floridacert/message/2907 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/floridacert/message/2907 Congrats to the "finalists" of 2009 Natioal Citizen Corps Award Winners from Florida:in the following categories: Preparing Community Organizations Award: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:29:48 GMT Bill Firestone http://groups.yahoo.com/group/floridacert/message/2906 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/floridacert/message/2906 Volunteers give up their time to help others and a lady who has given much of 30 years working in disaster (since Hurricane Hugo) in 1989) was honored last Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:49:57 GMT Bill Firestone http://groups.yahoo.com/group/floridacert/message/2905 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/floridacert/message/2905 It should come as no surprise that the General Accounting Office questions results oriented measurements. How are we better prepared. Although a small part of Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:27:40 GMT Bill Firestone http://groups.yahoo.com/group/floridacert/message/2904 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/floridacert/message/2904 My apologies gang. This appears to be an initiative of a voluntary agency and iformation reposted by the Team. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:00:51 GMT Bill Firestone http://groups.yahoo.com/group/floridacert/message/2903 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/floridacert/message/2903 Credit to CERT-TGO; CERT at The Great Outdoors for considering a class on teaching neighbors on how to create a "blue roof".s Lots of good thigs going on out Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:35:11 GMT Bill Firestone http://groups.yahoo.com/group/floridacert/message/2902 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/floridacert/message/2902 Wish we could come up with a "one size fits" all plan, but all depends on a wide variety of factors that will come down to the interests, talents and time Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:40:21 GMT Bill Firestone http://groups.yahoo.com/group/floridacert/message/2901 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/floridacert/message/2901 FYI...the latest from The National Office of Citizen Corps ... Critical Days of Summer Summer Thunderstorms United We Serve Independence Day Anniversary of the Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:24:17 GMT Bill Firestone http://groups.yahoo.com/group/floridacert/message/2900 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/floridacert/message/2900 An outreach plan starts simply by first establishing outreach as part of your organization's on-going mission and second, providing an easy to understand plan. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:10:43 GMT Bill Firestone http://groups.yahoo.com/group/floridacert/message/2899 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/floridacert/message/2899 I think all successful volunteer/voluntary organizations MUST: 1. Provide opportunities to do participate in activities that the volunteers think are Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:53:38 GMT Bill Firestone http://groups.yahoo.com/group/floridacert/message/2898 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/floridacert/message/2898 A good friend who has the insight of working as a professional with EMS and a former (long time) CERT volunteer leader use to say: "Being on a CERT is sort of Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:41:28 GMT Richard http://groups.yahoo.com/group/floridacert/message/2897 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/floridacert/message/2897 I think it is definitely worth revisiting this issue. It is a concept with which our CERT organization is struggling. We are an urban organization and there Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:33:35 GMT Bill Firestone http://groups.yahoo.com/group/floridacert/message/2896 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/floridacert/message/2896 Hey Jack, Hope that you are doing well. It has been a long time and glad to know you're still around. The original question was from a CERT leader in an area Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:50:42 GMT axnjackson@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/floridacert/message/2895 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/floridacert/message/2895 Bill, Mark is 100% correct... AND I can add that If a government entity activates a CERT They would be "acting for that agency" and if someone gets hurt, said Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:34:09 GMT Bill Firestone http://groups.yahoo.com/group/floridacert/message/2894 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/floridacert/message/2894 I think we can all say "amen" to Mark's comments, but I haven't seen anything in WRITING that says in plain language that they have the same status as Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:45:21 GMT Tobert, Mark http://groups.yahoo.com/group/floridacert/message/2893 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/floridacert/message/2893 Although I personally feel all volunteers should be fully covered if they are helping in a disaster, we tell folks that if you are activiated by a government