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2009 Preparing Community Organizations Award

Duval County / Jacksonville Citizen Corps (FL)

The Duvall County/Jacksonville Citizen Corps Council has been actively engaged in their community over the past year to enhance preparedness of their citizens. The Council has over 650 MRC, neighbor watch, VIPs, and VOAD members and partners with the local police, EMS, fire, emergency planners, businesses, universities, and fraternities. Over the past year, the Council sponsored ICS courses, conducted more than 20 presentations on basic preparedness, and presented at the Northeast Florida Chapter Association of Contingency Planners. The Jacksonville CERT Program is strong and their recent activities included volunteering at the Annual Emergency Preparedness Conference for People with Disabilities, conducting nine CERT business emergency response team courses, volunteering in the first airport passenger evacuation exercise, and conducting training drills with the Jackson Fire and Rescue Department Training Academy.

2009 Award Winners