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

For more information contact:

Sergio Padilla

mohcert@hotmail.com

Questions