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STATE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS INITIATIVES
The Community Safety Institute (CSI) is a matrix organization of law enforcement, school, public safety, and local government management professionals. CSI specializes in development, training, and technical assistance initiatives for local, state, and federal government entities.
The Illinois Homeland Security web site is the central resource for information and guidance from the State of Illinois regarding security and emergency-related issues. The site offers information ranging from guidelines for county and municipal governments, to emergency checklists, and links to state and federal web sites, making it a key component of state preparedness.
Bioterrorism Preparedness Section
Information for healthcare providers and the public regarding Bioterrorism
preparedness and response.
Every day Illinois' citizens face natural, technological, chemical
and manmade hazards that can produce situations that become disasters.
Even though the probability of you or your family being injured
or killed in a disaster is very low, it is extremely probable that
its effects will impact your lives.
The MRC was founded after President Bush’s 2002 State of the Union Address, in which he asked all Americans to volunteer in support of their country. It is a partner program with Citizen Corps, a national network of volunteers dedicated to ensuring hometown security. Citizen Corps, along with AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, and the Peace Corps are part of the President's USA Freedom Corps, which promotes volunteerism and service nationwide. MRC units are community-based and function as a way to locally organize and utilize volunteers who want to donate their time and expertise to prepare for and respond to emergencies and promote healthy living throughout the year. MRC volunteers supplement existing emergency and public health resources.
The Illinois Nursing Volunteer Emergency Needs Team (INVENT) is a volunteer group of Registered Nurses (RNs) that are trained to respond and provide nursing care during a state disaster or emergency situation, upon activation by the Director of Illinois Department of Public Health or his designee. Examples of circumstances under which INVENT may be activated include, but are not limited to, mass casualty incidents, mass immunization efforts, or localized hospital surges.
Region VII EMS, Emergency Medical Services, is an alliance of five EMS Systems, which consist of 15 hospitals, 115 fire departments & ambulance services, and nearly 5000 EMS providers. The Region VII EMS website is a collaboration of information, programs, and events for our region.
MCHC is a membership and service association comprising more than 140 hospitals and health care organizations working together, since 1935, to improve the delivery of health care services in the Chicago area.
The Council's institutional members consist of hospitals (and their integrated delivery systems) in the eight-county Chicago area. Associate members include hospitals outside these counties, as well as physician groups, nursing homes, outpatient treatment centers, insurers, medical schools and other health care organizations.
Northern Illinois University is currently offering graduate and undergraduate Homeland Security certificate including Biochemical Sciences, Environmental Risks and Hazards Assessment, and Health Sciences tracks. This is part of a state grant aimed at increasing education in this area.
The Rescue Riders train bikers in emergency response and work hand in hand with federal,
state, and local emergency response organizations. This public/private partnership allows
us, as bikers, to utilize our enhanced mobility via two wheels while supporting our partners.
Have you ever experienced grid lock during rush hour? Now imagine that that grid lock is wide
spread due to tornadoes devastating the area. In that scenario it's hard to get first responders
and/or supplies into areas where they are needed. The ability to quickly deploy into areas where
needed can literally mean the difference between life and death. In addition to providing transportation services to our partners, our Rescue Riders are trained
in First Aid, CPR, accident scene management, basic medical triage, life support and much more.
Rescue Riders are then aligned with the appropriate emergency response agency and act as volunteers
for that agency when mobilized.
The UIC DEMRT Center
researches and develops plans and policy for health care professionals
who serve on local, county, and state "All Hazard" and "Weapons
of Mass Destruction" (WMD) Response Teams within the State Of Illinois
and the surrounding Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region
5. The DEMRT Center facilitates curriculum design and Emergency
Medical Services (EMS) preparedness and training courses for oral
health care providers serving on EMS, WMD, and TEMS response teams.
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