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Perhaps heeding stark criticism that his first deployment was one of dozens of white, non-Creole or French-speaking cops and firefighters, last Monday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg stood before the latest CERT and waxed lyrical about the 12-member FDNY, OEM and Department of Health and Mental Hygiene team being flown to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to help build a local CERT program. Bloomberg announced, "This will be the first time New York City has ever taught its CERT program outside of the United States and the first time that such a program has been brought to Haiti. The Health Department is honored to be part of this mission," said Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas A. Farley. "Haiti's earthquake has had devastating effects on the physical and mental health of the population and we are committ...
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MEXICO - The Oxford County Medical Reserve Corps, in cooperation with Mexico and Dixfield health officer David Saphier, is seeking clinical and support volunteers to help communities respond to major emergencies. At 6 p.m. Monday, April 27, in the Calvin Lyons Meeting Hall in the Mexico municipal building, the corps will conduct a presentation that includes important information about keeping people safe when community emergencies occur, unit coordinator Kevin Saisi of Rumford said.
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Oakland Park, Florida, used strategic management and a collaborative labormanagement-citizen process to engage all stakeholders in developing a response program that meets national emergency response time, safety standards, and citizen expectations for handling emergencies while avoiding layoffs of fire and paramedic personnel in today's challenging budget environment. The fire department has adopted performance measures and initiated a number of operational efficiency programs to minimize the impact the change would have: * Reconfiguration of response zones maximized utilization of available resources. * Improved incident reporting provided quality control to ensure accurate reporting of response time data. * Training and motivational meetings encouraged personnel to reduce turnout ti...
