• Headline: Hurricane Relief Effort
• Ohio Medical Reserve Corps is Growing
• Ohio Citizen Corps- New Units
• Feature: Fall Marketing and Recruitment Campaign
• Terrorism Awareness & Prevention (TAP) - Instructor Training

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• The Real First Responders - Citizens
• Safety for your Cell Phone
• For Kids

Ohio Citizen Corps helps Hurricane Victims

Ohio Citizen Corps and its affiliated programs provided support for Hurricane Relief efforts. Here are some stories:

Ohioans want to Help!

The outpouring of Ohioans asking “How can I help?” resulted in a surge of new interest in citizen participation. Ohio’s ability to engage citizens in response was greatly enhanced as a result of the interconnected state and local infrastructure and the local networks developed through Citizen Corps. Media outlets referred interested citizens to our Web site: www.serveohio.org and our toll free number 1-888-767-OHIO. More than 700 citizens registered on the Ohio Citizen Corps/Ohio Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) database; 500 healthcare professionals, 200 general volunteers. That now brings the total number of Ohio Citizen Corps Volunteers registered in statewide database to 3,600.

Medical Reserve Corps Activated!

The National MRC partnered with the American Red Cross to provide medical support for shelter operations. Ohio Medical Reserve Corps answered the call by activating volunteers. More than 100 volunteer applications were sent to Washington D.C. and 64 Ohio Medical Reserve Corps volunteers were deployed to various locations along the Gulf Coast. This represents nearly 20% of the 400 National MRC volunteers deployed to the Gulf Region. Thankfully, relief efforts are progressing faster than anticipated and the American Red Cross mission has been successfully completed.

In addition, Ohio Medical Reserve Corps provided a list of registered medical professionals for potential deployment by Health and Human Services in the Gulf States.

Locally, many MRC units were involved with evacuees coming to Ohio. The Montgomery County MRC provided medical support to 150 evacuees.

Ohio Medical Reserve Corps would like to extend a warm thank you for those that were deployed and those that were willing to donate their time and experience in this national time of need. These catastrophic events prove the importance of having a “ready to respond” healthcare force.

Ohio Citizen Corps Responds!

Ohio Citizen Corps County Councils and Lead Volunteer Centers were busy planning and supporting evacuees that were seeking shelter in Ohio.

• Lead Volunteer Centers, key regional resource coordinators for county Citizen Corps Councils, reported to Ohio Citizen Corps through several conference calls. These calls were initiated when it appeared that evacuees would be coming to the three largest cities in the state; Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati. RSVP programs were involved and volunteers agreed to be greeters, hosts and perform other services upon request. The Citizen Corps network was at the ready. However, to no avail as the evacuees did not materialize.
  
• In Lawrence county, the Lead Volunteer Center is working with the Community Action Center to assist 20 evacuees in the area. They are responding to shelter and other requests for supplies, furniture etc. School children responded to the situation by providing supplies for their new student friends.
  
• The Lead Volunteer Center in Toledo/Lucas County opened a Katrina Hotline for donations and information. Inquiries about volunteer opportunities were referred to the appropriate organizations.
  
• The Lead Volunteer Center in Franklin County operated a Volunteer Reception Center in cooperation with the county Board of Health. Over 100 medical professionals responded to register with the MRC.
  
• In Franklin County, the Lead Volunteer Center is also working with Columbus Metropolitan Housing, The Ohio State University School of Social Work and faith-based organizations to assist 40 evacuee families/units with housing, food and furnishings.
  
• In Hancock County, the Lead Volunteer Center working with the American Red Cross, collected and sent 4 truckloads of needed supplies to the affected area.
  
• In Logan County, the Lead Volunteer Center working with the Red Cross, collected donations that were stored in a donated warehouse.
  
• In Mahoning County, the Lead Volunteer Center worked with the County EMA Director to establish a One-Stop-Shop for coordinating resettlement efforts for 7 families in the area.
  
• Ohio Citizen Corps referred 100 community volunteer responders to local Red Cross Chapters.
  

Growing Rapidly!
Ohio Medical Reserve Corps -
More Counties Added

New Ohio Citizen Corps County Councils

Ohio Citizen Corps map continues to be painted blue.

We are pleased to welcome our two newest county councils: Adams County Citizen Corps Council and Wood County Citizen Corps County.

Ohio Citizen Corps now has 72 county councils with more than 3,000 volunteers.

(Click the map for a larger version)

The ads were distributed to every television and radio station in the state through a partnership with the Ohio Association of Broadcasters. The spots will air through the end of November.

You can help us with our recruiting efforts! If you see or hear our advertisements, please email Paul Bender at pbender@ocsc.state.oh.us and provide us the following information:

• Station
• City
• Time

Thank you for your support!

The real first responders: citizens

Citizens will almost always be the first to arrive at the scene of an incident. This is one of the reasons for the creation of Citizen Corps to have better prepared citizens.

The Attacks in New York, Madrid, and London highlighted the role ordinary people play at terror scenes. The Christian Science Monitor wrote an article featuring this involvement.

Click here to read the article: http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0714/p03s01-ussc.html

Terrorism Awareness & Prevention (TAP) - Instructor Training

Overview of the TAP training program:

• The Impact: How we act, think and feel differently because of terrorism.
• How Terrorists Operate: How terrorists prepare and implement their goals.
• Types of Terrorism: The various forms of today’s terrorist acts.
• Observe & Report: Reasonable ways to practice heightened awareness and report.
• Be Ready: Effective planning tips for a potential terrorist act—or any emergency.
• Get Involved: Beyond this program . . . Challenging you to get involved in your community.

This training is being provided at no cost to the participants or their agencies. Hours of training: AM Session will be 8 am—12 pm; PM Session will be 1 pm—5 pm. (*) beside training dates denotes AM and PM Session offered. (**) beside training dates denotes PM Session only. Otherwise, all other trainings offered are AM sessions only. Class size is limited to 35 registrants maximum for each training session.

Training Dates & Locations

Hours of Training: AM Session will be 8 am—12 pm; PM Session will be 1 pm—5 pm.
(*) beside training dates denotes AM and PM Session offered. (**) beside training dates denotes PM Session only offered.
Otherwise, all other trainings offered are AM Sessions only.
Class size is limited to 35 registrants maximum for each training session.

REGISTRATION

Register via Mail or Fax. This form may be used to register for the TAP training. The registration deadline is 3 business days before the selected training date. A confirmation with training location information will be FAXED to you upon registration.

NAME ________________________________________________________________________________________
TITLE ________________________________________________________________________________________
AGENCY _____________________________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS _____________________________________________________________________________________
CITY _________________________________________ STATE _____________________
ZIP _______________
PHONE _________________________________________
FAX __________________________________________TRAINING

DATE__________________________________ CITY _________________________________________
SESSION ATTENDING (IF OFFERED): AM PM

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P. O. BOX 248, DELAWARE, OH 43015
PHONE: (740) 369-6644 FAX: (614) 386-2084
WEB: WWW.OHIOCRIMEPREVENTION.ORG

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Safety Tip

"ICE" your cell Phone

Paramedics will turn to a victim's cell phone for clues to that person's identity. You can make their job much easier with a simple idea that they are trying to get everyone to adopt: ICE.

ICE stands for In Case of Emergency. If you add an entry in the contacts list in your cell phone under ICE, with the name and phone number. of the person that the emergency services should call on your behalf, you can save them a lot of time and have your loved ones contacted quickly. It only takes a few moments of your time to do.

Paramedics know what ICE means and they look for it immediately. ICE your cell phone NOW!

For Kids - Safety Around the Home

Code Red Rover is the Home Safety Council's website for children that introduces them to Rover, the Home Safety Hound, and delivers interactive games and puzzles to assist children in identifying dangers in and around the home. Visit: http://www.coderedrover.org/