National Volunteer Week- April 19-25, 2009:

Saturday, April 18, 2009

National Volunteer Week- April 19-25, 2009:

FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)

Citizen Corps supports weekly and monthly outreach themes which encourage and promote civic engagement, public safety, preparedness, resilience, and volunteerism. The outreach themes are intended to be used as an opportunity to jumpstart work with additional Citizen Corps Affiliates and Partners on promoting awareness, planning events, and media outreach to strengthen community preparedness at the state and local level. Local Citizen Corps Councils and partners may contact local representatives from the organizations below to learn how the community can benefit from involvement, reach out to citizens about participation, and involve the local media in distributing information on these events. These events will help raise awareness for local Citizen Corps activities and ultimately increase community preparedness, training, and volunteer participation.

The following are the upcoming events for April…

National Volunteer Week- April 19-25, 2009: National Volunteer Week takes place the week of April 19-25 to honor volunteers who are dedicated to taking action and solving problems in their communities. National Citizen Corps Affiliate, the Points of Light Institute and the HandsOn Network, believes through volunteerism and civic engagement, volunteers can meet the needs of the 21^st Century. To learn more about National Volunteer Week, visit http://www.pointsoflight.org/programs/seasons/nvw/. Additionally, the Points of Light Institute offers a variety of resources on volunteer management and engagement that can benefit Citizen Corps Councils and partners. Visit their Resources Page to learn more http://www.pointsoflight.org/resources/.

Established by the United States Congress and sponsored by the E-9-1-1 Institute, a National Citizen Corps Affiliate, National 9-1-1 Education Month asks safety officials, schools, government officials, and industry leaders to educate children, seniors, and the general public about the importance and appropriate use of the 9-1-1 system. To learn more about how Citizen Corps Council and partners can work within their community to build on existing state and local 9-1-1 education efforts and work more closely with their local call centers (PSAPs), visit http://www.e911institute.org/Education%20Month/911educationmonth.html.

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How fires get their names

Every year in California thousands of wildfires start throughout the state. In most cases, the dispatch center sending the initial resources to a wildland fire will designate a name for the fire, but the first on scene engine or fire official can also name the incident. Fires are usually named for the area in which they start – a geographical location, local landmark, street, lake, mountain, peak, etc. Quickly naming the fire provides responding fire resources with an additional locater, and allows fire officials to track and prioritize incidents by name. For example during the Southern California Fire Siege of 2003, the largest wildland fire in California history, the Cedar Fire in San Diego County, was named after the Cedar Creek Falls area where it started. The destructive Old Fire, which burned during the same time period in San Bernardino County, was named after the road along which it started - Old Waterman Canyon Road.

CAL FIRE is the largest fire department in California and the second largest fire department in the United States. CDF - CAL FIRE Firefighters answer the call more than 300,000 times a year. CAL FIRE Firefighters make up the fire department for 30 of our 58 counties in California and more than 100 local communities. We serve as the incident command during many of California’s most serious disasters. CAL FIRE Firefighters respond to many various types and forms of calls ranging from structural fires, to auto accidents, to earthquakes, to floods, to the spilling of hazardous materials, to every conceivable disaster; CAL FIRE answer's the calls. CAL FIRE is the largest fire department in California and the second largest fire department in the United States . CAL FIRE firefighters protect 33 million acres of State Responsibility Area (SRA). We have over 4,000 members within CAL FIRE and CAL FIRE is associated with the California Professional Firefighters (CPF) and the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF).

CFN - CALIFORNIA FIRE NEWS - CAL FIRE NEWS

Saturday, April 18, 2009