{"id":13169,"date":"2019-12-10T16:17:42","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T21:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/?p=13169"},"modified":"2022-01-12T12:07:07","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T17:07:07","slug":"orange-county-citizen-corps-council-makes-community-safer-stronger-and-better-prepared","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/2019\/12\/orange-county-citizen-corps-council-makes-community-safer-stronger-and-better-prepared\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange County Citizen Corps Council Makes Community Safer, Stronger and Better Prepared"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2005, when Mayor Jerry L. Demings<\/a>\u00a0served as Orange County\u2019s Public Safety Director, he started the Citizen Corps Council<\/a> in Orange County. \u00a0The goal was to match the needs of first responders with the skills and abilities of volunteers to make their families, homes and communities safer from the threats of terrorism, crime and disasters.\u00a0He believed that by educating the public on safety, the County could help residents take an active role in protecting themselves from harm in the event of an emergency.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Council has been of huge value to the community,\u201d said Carlos Durden, director of Training, Exercises & Outreach with the Orange County Office of Emergency Management<\/a>, \u201cand it continues to build on its success by establishing new goals every year.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Currently, the Council is working to invite more community partners and stakeholders to its meetings, engage more with district commissioners for community events, and have some school-based, county-wide educational events.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe present to neighborhood groups and have a presence at back-to-school events in order to create awareness and bring information to the public,\u201d explained Carmen Torres, Citizens\u2019 Corp Council Chair. \u201cWe view this as a critical service. As fellow citizens, we want to be able to help each other in times of crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n

Under the support of the Orange County Office of Emergency Management, the Council is a nine-member advisory board with three members appointed by the Mayor and one member appointed by each County Commissioner. Board members usually serve a two-year term, but can stay up to four years. Programs include Citizens on Patrol, Community and Business Emergency Response Teams, Medical Reserve Corps and Neighborhood Watch. Each program gives resident volunteers an opportunity to take an active role in protecting themselves and others from harm.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of the programs that fall under the Council benefit the individual by providing training that can one day save a life, protect a neighborhood or even an entire community,\u201d asserted Durden. \u201cFrom attorneys to security personnel, from ex-military personnel to doctors, these citizen volunteers allow the programs to do the greatest good for people.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Orange County Florida Citizen Corps Council invites local citizens of all ages and abilities with an interest in building a safe community to volunteer in one or more of its crime prevention and disaster mitigation programs. To become a Citizen Corps volunteer, contact 407-836-9140 or email\u00a0ocoem@ocfl.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Photo Caption: Citizen Corps Council in Orange County holds its November meeting at the Orange County Administration Center.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In 2005, when Mayor Jerry L. 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