Citizen Corps:

Under the Citizen Corps Program, two programs have been implemented: Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) and Neighborhood Watch Teams (NW).  The primary goal of CERT teams is to support first responders in the event of a disaster or emergency.  This project has been able to train and equip 17 teams.  Approximately 153 CERT trained team members are now available.

In 2006, 29 new members and three new teams were trained and equiped.  WCTCOG Regional CERT teams were utilized to assist with disaster relief duties during the wildfires in Eastland, Coke and Callahan Counties, Hurricane Katrina and Rita and the Stamford and Haskell Floods, with more than 85 CERT team members from the WCTCOG Region participating.

The Neighborhood Watch program is designed to promote community safety through citizen involvement in crime prevention activities and programs.  Last year, three new NW teams were established and equipped resulting in 31 new team members in the WCTCOG region.  It is anticipated that the Citizen Corps Program will continue on, and will seek to establish new CERT teams and Neighborhood Watch programs, as well as continue to provide technical assistance with existing teams and programs.

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