Community resilience requires the participation of community leaders from all sectors and the public. The local Councils in this registry are committed to strengthening community safety and preparedness through increased civic engagement and to developing goals and strategies tailored to specific community vulnerabilities and population.

Lincoln County Citizen Corps

Date last updated: Mar 18, 2011

Contact Information

Stephen Malik
Operations & Technology Manager
Lincoln County Office of Homeland Security
421 Jefferson St
Suite 416
Afton, WY 83110

(307) 885-3873
citizencorps@lcwy.org

Sponsoring Organization: Lincoln County Office of Homeland Security

Date Council Established: January 2011

Council Mission:

Lincoln County Citizen Corps strives to provide all residents of Lincoln County with the information, guidance, and training necessary to benefit communities and the county as a whole in the face of natural or man made disasters.

Council Membership

The Public Sector

Emergency Management
Emergency Communications (e.g. Alerts/Warning Systems, PSAP / 911 Call Centers)
Community Emergency Response Teams

The Private Sector

The private sector is not yet represented on the Council.

The Voluntary and Community Sector

The voluntary and community sector is not yet represented on the Council.

Public Education and Training Activities

Preparedness Actions

Public Education Materials

Local alerts/warnings
Protective measures for no-notice hazards
Family Emergency Plan
Emergency supplies in multiple locations
Local information on evacuating
Local information on sheltering
Guidance on practicing response (drills)
Mitigation measures for property
Prevention measures (crime/terrorism)
Prevention measures (public health)

Training/Demonstrations

Local alerts/warnings

Hazard Types

Public Education Materials

All-hazards

Training/Demonstrations

All-hazards

Locations

Public Education Materials

Schools
Places of Worship
Community events

Training/Demonstrations

Schools
Places of Worship
Community events

Targeted Populations

Public Education Materials

General public
Frail/elderly
Youth
People with Disabilities

Response Actions

Public Education Materials

Community evacuations
Sheltering in place (staying where you are)
Community sheltering (mass care shelters)
Continuity of Operations

Outreach methods:

Website
Social media
Printed materials (brochures, flyers)

Volunteer Service

Council supported volunteer programs:

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
Neighborhood Watch

Approximately 0 volunteers participated in Council supported activities community-wide in 2010.

Approximately 0 volunteer service hours were completed community-wide in 2010.

Volunteer programs support surge capacity through response role.

Surge capacity volunteers are trained in the Incident Command System.

Volunteers have responded to disasters within the Council's area.

Awards and Recognition

Areas Served by Council

LINCOLN (County)