WHAT’S A CAER GROUP?

CAER STANDS FOR COMMUNITY AWARENESS EMERGENCY RESPONSE. THE VISION OF DUBUQUE CAER IS TO PROVIDE AND SUPPORT PREPAREDNESS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY THROUGH TEAMWORK

GOALS OF DUBUQUE CAER

• ENSURE THAT PLANS FOR DEALING WITH EMERGENCIES ARE COORDINATED BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS & VARIOUS GOVERNMENTAL JURISDICTIONS

• ENCOURAGE COORDINATION & COOPERATION IN RESPONSE & PLANNING BETWEEN THE PUBLIC & PRIVATE SECTORS

• PROVIDE FOR THE EXCHANGE OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION, EXPERTISE & DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION IN AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE

• DEVELOP, CONDUCT, EVALUATE & DOCUMENT EMERGENCY EXERCISES

• PROMOTE IMPROVEMENTS, TESTING, & IMPLEMENTATION OF EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT, TRAINING FACILITIES & PROGRAMS

• SUPPORT, COORDINATE & COOPERATE WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WITH SIMILAR OBJECTIVES

TYPICAL CAER PARTNERS

KEY GROUP CONTACTS

EVENT CALENDAR

BENEFITS OF CAER GROUPS

• ESTABLISHED FIRST RESPONSE NETWORK OF RESOURCES

• PROMOTES LOCAL PARTICIPATION

• HELPS IDENTIFY & RECOGNIZE RISK

• PROVIDES TRAINING TO LOCALS

• PROTECTS HIGH RESOURCE AREAS

• PROVIDES ACCESS TO SHARED RESPONSE RESOURCES

OBSTACLES CAER GROUPS FACE

• PERCEPTION OF SIGNIFICANT EXPENDITURES WITHOUT REALIZING THE VALUE PROVIDED

• PERCEPTION OF OBLIGATION FOR RESPONSE INVOLVEMENT

• LACK OF RISK RECOGNITION BY FIXED FACILITIES

MEMBER INFORMATION

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

EDUCATION & TRAINING

LINKS & REFERENCES

National Mississippi River Museum
350 E 3rd Street
Dubuque, IA 52001

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