Citizen Corps
Uniting Communities - Preparing the Nation
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Community Preparedness Principles
- Collaboration: Government must collaborate with community leaders from all sectors for effective planning and capacity building.
- Integration: Non-governmental assets and resources must be fully integrated in government plans, preparations, and disaster response.
- Personal/Organizational Preparedness: Everyone in America must be fully aware, trained, and practiced on how to prevent, protect, mitigate, prepare for, and respond to all threats and hazards.
- Volunteer Service: Citizen activism and volunteer service provides ongoing support for community safety and critical surge capacity in response and recovery.
Community Preparedness Model
Citizen Corps strives to bring together government and community leaders in all-hazards emergency preparedness. FEMA's Comprehensive Planning Guide 101 emphasises that the most realistic and complete plans are prepared by a "team that includes representatives of the departments and agencies, as well as private sector and NGOs." The model below exemplifies Citizen Corps' collaborative, inclusive approach to community preparedness.
National Preparedness Resources