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CERT Offers New Classes in February Details
Congratulations to the December graduates of the Norfolk Police Department Youth Academy!
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CPAAAN Awarded Grant
We wanted to share some “Good News” with our CPAAAN members and friends.
CPAAAN has received a grant from the Community Leadership Partners of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation.
The Hampton Roads Community Foundation is southeastern Virginia’s largest grant and scholarship provider. Since its founding in 1950, the regional community foundation has provided more than $152 million in grants and scholarships to improve life in southeastern Virginia.
For 2011, the Community Leadership Partners chose to help fund non-profit organizations who are working with school-aged children.
CPAAAN is pleased to announce that it will partner with the Norfolk Police Department to provide an after school Youth Academy that will present insights into law enforcement and community safety. The NPD Youth Academy is designed primarily for elementary school-aged children and will be offered in multiple school locations throughout the community. Planning is underway to begin one and possibly two academies in November.
We are grateful to the Hampton Roads Community Foundation for making this project possible. If you would like to know more about this organization, visit
HRCF.
Congratulations to our New CPAAAN Officers For 2011-2013 See Photos
The New Norfolk Police Operation Center-North/3rd Patrol was dedicated under a bright summer sky!
The Norfolk Police Department's newest facility was all shined and
polished for a ribbon cutting event on June 30th 2011. The ceremony for the $20 million state-of-the-art facility took place at 901 Asbury
Avenue, situated conveniently in the northern sector of Norfolk, see map below. Acting Chief Sharon L. Chamberlin welcomed all to this landmark event in NPD history! Citizens were given an opportunity to tour this beautiful facility following the ribbon cutting. Click to see photos.
2011 SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED!
Norfolk CERT Mission and Program Overview
Norfolk’s Department of Emergency Preparedness & Response, Norfolk Fire, Norfolk
Police, Norfolk Public Health, and Norfolk Human Services Departments strive to
promote proactive involvement of private citizens to better prepare their
families and neighborhoods for emergency or disaster situations. Through the
CERT program we hope to identify and provide citizen volunteers special skills
to enable them to prepare, respond, recover and mitigate all hazards either
natural or man made.
The department has partnered with organizations, institutions and agencies to
deliver an established CERT program which meets the guidance established by the
US Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
and the Norfolk Citizens Corps Council.
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training involves 9 modules which
include 16 hours of course instruction and practical exercise. Our CERT trainers
are City of Norfolk emergency management, firefighters and paramedics.
You, your family members, and friends are invited to become part of Norfolk’s
CERT program.
ABOUT THE CERT TRAINING PROGRAM
On Saturday and Sunday, February 25th-26th; CERT Class will be held at the (EOC) Emergency Operations Center, 3661 East Virginia Beach Blvd, from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. The class includes all supplies, materials and lunch both days.
• A meeting will be held at the (EOC) on Tuesday January 24th at 6:00 p.m. for anyone interested in our Pet shelters. We will discuss how we will set up the shelter, who will staff it, what kind of supplies we have, and who will run it. I’m looking for individuals to be in charge of the program. I would prefer CERT members run the shelter, but if you have family or friends that work with animals and want to get involved with pets when we have a emergency, then invite them to this meeting. * We have additional funding for this program as a result of a joint grant with Chesapeake CART program.
• We will be hosting an 8hr Red Cross CPR class here at the EOC; Saturday February 4th. at 8:30 a.m. Approximate costs for your 3yr certification from the Red Cross is $25.00.
• On Saturday February 18th. the Red Cross will repeat the above Class.
To sign up for a CERT Training class please call 441-5600 or
e-mail tynisha.brewer@norfolk.gov
or scott.mahone@norfolk.gov.
To view a CERT Training Exercise held at Lakewood Park, please click CERT Training Photos to observe the response to a simulated plane crash.
CERT OFFERS AMATEUR RADIO CLASSES Congratulations to the newly licensed Amateur Radio operators who attended the CERT sponsored classes and passed the qualifying exam. In the event of an emergency these operators will be able to maintain critical communication with first responders and assist in coordinating rescue efforts.
Since 2003, CPAAAN has provided Scholastic Scholarship awards to children of Norfolk Police Officers. The three John Roger Scholarships were presented to the 2011 winners at our general meeting on May 17th. Meet the Winners!
CERT Training
