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Everyone: As you know, the Delta variant has picked up steam, and so we are as well.   We're adding in more pop-up clinics to our usual Fall flu clinics.  In addition to community event pop-ups, Thursdays at 69th St. are back.  We're also looking at re-opening the Chester site to vaccines on certain days and we've added a PA SIIS mission at Yeadon, so there's an increased need for both medical and non-medical volunteers.…

Remembrances from The School District of Haverford Township teachers and staff. Brendan.Hickey@delcocitizencorps.org, a member of the CCDC Communications Work Group, is featured around 2:33

09 SEPTEMBER 2021 SAFETY MESSAGE.pdf

Citizen Corps may be called upon to help our communities since flooding is possible in our area. Take the time now to update your information in ServPA and ReDI - and please enable text messaging so we can reach you quickly!    Be aware of ReDI Missions being posted; and/or messages sent out via servPA or ReDI. If a mission is posted: Read the mission instructions carefully where to park, To Be Determined what to bring, Go Bag of clothes & supplies to last 2-3 days what to expect.…

by Ed Kline, MCM Emergency Planner, Department of Emergency Services, County of Delaware Kids and COVID. Just participated in a webinar put on by Nemours and Jefferson Health on kids returning to school. A panel of pediatricians answered questions and concerns. Here are my raw notes. Read it, don't read it. That is up to you. There is no agenda here. Covid for kids… Wear a mask over 2 years old. Kids will surprise you. Practice for short times for younger kids. Parents must be vaccinated.…

Dave Favinger, Media Borough Property Maintenance Inspector, was recognized by Borough Council for receiving the Fire Investigator of the Year Award from the International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI). https://mediaborough.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3ee0d09ad34a6d94fce38684c&id=4df3139fcf&e=14eb8e5cf0 http://codelaware.galaxydigital.com/content/codelaware.galaxydigital.com/filemgr/Blog/Dave-Annie%20Favinger.…

AAR Summary Citizen Corps of Delaware County (CCDC) will be conducting an After-Action Review (AAR) with our volunteers on our Medical Countermeasures Immunization Strike Team (MCMIST) operations over three sessions this week.  Feel free to participate in any one of the sessions, there is no need to attend more that one.  We will review a timeline of our deployments, operations, training, command structure, leadership practices, system management, and all the numbers.…

PA Damage Reporter Module 301 -Quick Guide to Damage Assessment Reporting Course Description: This training session provides a review or just-in-time training for those who have previous experience in damage assessment. This course reviews these federal standards, introduces the damage assessment process and provides an overview of how this data is rapidly collected and summarized in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.…

It is June 1, 2021, and we are about to go on a holiday break. We are winding down our activities within the Covid-19 Task Force for the summer and it is a good time to reset, take stock, and refresh ourselves. While you are on vacation or staycation, I want to let you know that I am available to call, I am available to email and I available to listen to you. I have benefitted from the feedback emails you have sent to us and which I read and to which I responded. I welcome the conversation.…

The next phase of our program will give you an opportunity to recharge and renew as well as participate in CCDC training. Vaccination demand is down, missions are reduced, responses to missions are down; the world is opening up with more activities and family events, vacations, some back to work, and life will be more normal than what we have experienced. To ensure that vaccinations can continue throughout the summer, it is necessary to hire paid staff at Chester, Yeadon, and Springfield,…

Here is a good video from Jack Szychtel about how to fall properly and safely.

I have become more self-aware.   I realize I am Type A personality and thrive on efficiency.  There were times during deployments that I wanted to jump up and down, scream, pull my hair.  I didn't.  It was better to practice deep breathing and self-control.  I utilized the path of deployment briefings.  If I had an issue with a fellow volunteer, I thought of techniques to make it a win-win situation for both of us.  There were a number of personal challenges.  I usually like challenges.…

Video thank you message for Citizen Corps of Delaware County members from the Delaware County Council

June 2018...about 1.5 years before COVID! Some people ask me to try to explain how the incredible team in Delaware County PA has been able to execute a pretty exceptional response to COVID-19 and in particular the vaccine dispensing phase. What you see below from June 2018 is part of the answer. Every year from 2006 to present the team executed multiple stakeholder education and training events, 2-4 Point of Dispensing (POD) functional exercises (FE),…