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Metro Orlando Hispanic
CERTPresentation by
Manuel Soto, CEM
Sergio Padilla, President
Agenda
City of Orlando Emergency Management
• Mission
• Community Engagement in Emergency
Planning
Metro Orlando Hispanic CERT
• Mission / Vision / Goals
• Activities
• Community Involvement
Questions
Mission•Coordinate all agencies within the City for
a response to disaster, natural or
manmade.
•Educate our citizens to prepare for these
disasters.
•Coordinate resources for our responders
through all levels of government from the
city to the county, state and federal
governments.
Central Florida is vulnerable to East or
West Coast approach
Community Engagement in Emergency
PlanningSteps in emergency planning for and with Hispanic communities
•Understand your community
•Develop ongoing collaborative relationship with
Hispanic groups
•Identify and develop relationship with Hispanic media
•Identify resources in the Hispanic community
Community Engagement in Emergency
PlanningSteps in Emergency Planning for and with Hispanic Communities
•Make the Hispanic community a part of your emergency plan
and preparedness activities
•Educate emergency responders- and include in your
emergency simulation, exercises, and drill
Mission
The mission is to promote
emergency preparedness, provide
immediate assistance to our
community and support the greater
Orlando area first responders in
case of a natural disaster or
manmade disaster.
Vision
Train and promote safer
communities most vulnerable and
least able to deal with hazards and
disasters.
ObjectivesTo provide training and capacity at no
cost to the community through CERT.
Benefits:
•Family Emergency Plan
•Respond to meet the urgent needs
•Disaster Recovery
•Networking
•Volunteer Recruitment
Activities
•Community Preparation Discussion
•Support for the Office of Emergency
Management•Emergency and Health Fair
•Distribution of flyers
•Shelter Seminar with the Red Cross
•Neighborhood Conference
•Operational Support
•City of Orlando Mayor's Summit
Activities
•Community Food Bank
•Community liaison for District 2 of
the City of Orlando
•Discussion based preparation for
seniors on health and emergency
•Help for Nicaragua Volunteer
Firefighters Team
Community Involvement
•Hispanic Citizen Police Academy
•Academy of Hispanic Firefighters
•Hispanic CERT
•Hispanic CPR and First Aid
•Basic Citizen Preparation
•Partnering with the Orange
County Library System
Community Involvement
•Partnering with the Consulate of
Nicaragua in Florida
•Neighborhood Emergency
Preparedness Program (NEPP)
•"National Night Out” participant
Community Event Photos
Community Event Photos
Community Event Photos