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2009 Outstanding State/Territory Citizen Corps Initiatives Award

New Jersey State Citizen Corps Council

The New Jersey State Citizen Corps Council is comprised of government leaders from State, county, municipal agencies, educators, and business executives from the private sector, civic and volunteer organizations. The State Council manages 200 local Citizen Corps Councils in New Jersey which span the entire State, leaving no area unrepresented. One highlight of this Council was their September training and exercise event that brought together State and local offices of emergency management, State and local Citizen Corps Council leaders, the American Red Cross, Salvation Army, police, fire, EMS, and over 800 CERT and MRC volunteers. The volunteers played an active role in an exercise involving the response to a simulated bus event where trained volunteers were tasked to extricate victims from the wreck. Additionally, the volunteers completed ICS training, attended preparedness seminars, and taught courses involving disaster preparedness.

2009 Award Winners