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• The Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA) created the National Incident Management System(NIMS) at the direction of the President of the United States in order to provide a common structure and method of operation in response to emergency and disaster situations.
• ISMA CERT operates within the organizational and operational structure of FEMA
• FEMA organization is comprised of three elements:
Emergency Management
Citizen Corps.The Citizen Corps which provides guidance but no funding to volunteer organizations
The Emergency Management Institute(EMI) provides classroom and free on-line courses for all levels and functional areas of government and volunteer emergency management training.
• The FEMA organization and operations are defined by the Incident Command System(ICS) as mandated by the president of the United Sates.
• ISMA CERT operates within the organizational and operational structure of FEMA
• FEMA organization is comprised of three elements:
Emergency Management
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Provides funding and guidance to government agencies such as: 7 Regions, state local, tribal Region VII Fla, Ga, etc the Florida Division of Emergency Management & Florida State Emer Resp Team (SERT) www.xx.xxx the Palm Beach County Department of Public Safety - Division of Emergency ManagementPalm Beach County www.xx.xxx |
| Citizen Corps Councils |
| 5 Citizen Corps Partner Programs including CERT: Community Emergency Response Teams |
| 26 Affiliated organizations including ARC: American Red Cross ARRL: American Radio Relay League NOAA: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Skywarn Program |
The Emergency Management Institute(EMI) provides classroom and free on-line courses for all levels and functional areas of government and volunteer emergency management training.
| Citizen Corps Councils |
| 5 Citizen Corps Partner Programs including CERT: Community Emergency Response Teams |
| 26 Affiliated organizations including ARC: American Red Cross ARRL: American Radio Relay League NOAA: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Skywarn Program |
• The FEMA organization and operations are defined by the Incident Command System(ICS) as mandated by the president of the United Sates.
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Web Master: David Seltzer
This website was created with the kind permission and cooperation of the
Community Emergency Response Team Unit, LAFD Disaster Preparedness Section
Fire Fighter Curt Howard, CERT Instructor and Linda Underwood, Volunteer Web Master
Copyright © 1999, 2015, by CERT-LA. All rights reserved
W E S T G A T E W e b s i t e
The Westgate website is an individual undertaking independent of any individual organization.
web site: westgate.dseltzer.com email westgate@dseltzer.com
Web Master: David Seltzer
This website was created with the kind permission and cooperation of the
Community Emergency Response Team Unit, LAFD Disaster Preparedness Section
Fire Fighter Curt Howard, CERT Instructor and Linda Underwood, Volunteer Web Master
Copyright © 1999, 2015, by CERT-LA. All rights reserved