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About Emergency Corps
A National Initiative Promoting Enterprise Preparedness



Mission
Need
Strategy
History
Organizations Participating

Mission

The Emergency Corps program is a national education and training outreach that works to empower American businesses and their employees to prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies of any kind.

Need

While the impacts of terrorism may remain foremost in our minds, there are also fires, hazardous materials incidents, workplace violence, hurricanes, tornadoes, severe storms, explosions, utility outages, transportation crises and other emergencies.

Each of these emergencies can take their toll in employee injuries, lives and significant economic losses to organizations.

Whatever the threat, American enterprise can dramatically limit injuries and property damage as well as return more quickly to normal operations if the organization takes steps to prepare, train and plan ahead.

The Emergency Corps program focuses on providing training and other resources to businesses and other organizations to better prepare their workplaces and employees for emergencies.

Strategy

Expert insight forms the foundation for all program initiatives. Emergency Corps personnel have developed their programs after substantial interface with and assistance from FEMA's Emergency Management Institute at the National Emergency Training Center. In addition, significant contributions and insights have been provided by NYPD's Counter-Terrorism Division, the New York City Fire Department (FDNY), the New York City Office of Emergency Management (OEM), the New York State Office of Emergency Management (SEMO), the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Private sector professionals have also provided substantial assistance; these include professionals from Merrill Lynch, American Express, Consolidated Edison, Bank of New York, and Dow Jones. Subject matter experts from these organizations often participate in the programs presented by the Emergency Corps.

Actionable strategies are central to all program efforts. Emergency management is not a theoretical endeavor. Rather, it is one upon which the lives of employees and the continuity of an entire organization may rely. Program offerings emphasize sample plan elements, checklists, other job aids and ongoing online support.

History


While program personnel had substantial activity prior the tragedies of September 11, 2001, these events were the catalyst for the development and initiation of a wider national outreach in emergency management and business continuity. Hundreds of private sector organizations have participated to date in Emergency Corps training programs as have public sector organizations (including Federal Reserve System, Centers for Disease Control, US Army, US Coast Guard, NYPD, FDNY, various municipal, county and provincial governments.

The Emergency Corps Program has also been honored to have worked closely with the Federal 9-11 Commission in both research efforts as well as training key Commission staff.


We Gratefully Acknowledge Consultation with FEMA, FBI, OSHA, NY SEMO, NYC OEM, FDNY, NYPD In the Development of The Emergency Corps Program™

Organizations Participating in the Emergency Corps™ Initiative

  • 9-11 Commission (The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States )
  • ABB-Lummus Global
  • Acme Fire Alarm Company
  • Affinia Hospitality
  • African Services Committee
  • The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME, AFL-CIO)
  • Amalgamated Bank
  • American International Group (AIG)
  • AMS
  • Bank of New York
  • Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi
  • Bayer Pharmaceuticals
  • Bechtel Nevada Counter Terrorism
  • Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities
  • BNP Paribas Bank
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb
  • Broome County Government , New York
  • Canon USA, Inc.
  • CB Richard Ellis, Inc.
  • Centers for Disease Control (CDC) / Strategic National Stockpile
  • Centre Solutions
  • CERT 1 NYC
  • Chemprene, Inc.
  • Children's & Family Services - NYS Dept. of Family Assistance
  • City of Brompton - Ontario , Canada
  • City of Yonkers , New York
  • City of New York - Citywide Administrative Services
  • City of New York - Community Board Number One
  • College of Aeronautics
  • Colliers ABR, Inc. (CABR)
  • Constellation Energy Group
  • Credit Industriel Et Commercial
  • CSEA - Civil Service Employees Association (Local 1000 AFSCME, AFL - CIO)
  • CSI
  • Curtiss-Wright Flow Control
  • DC 1707 Home Care Employees
  • Department of Public Works, Washington , D.C.
  • Department of the Army, 2nd BDE 78th Div (TS)
  • Depository Trust Company
  • Dept. of Consumer Affairs
  • District Council 37, AFSCME, AFL-CIO
  • Dorney Park Patrol
  • Dow Jones & Co.
  • Downtown Alliance (NYC)
  • Dvirka & Bartilucci Consulting Engineers
  • EAI Corp. (A Geo-Centers, Inc. Company)
  • Eastchester Citizens Corps Council, New York
  • EDO Corp. (Defense Programs & Technologies)
  • Emergency Management - Ontario , Canada
  • Engineering & Professional Services (EPS Corp.)
  • Ernst & Young
  • Euro RSCG Worldwide
  • First Precinct Commission Council, New York , New York
  • GCG Risk Management
  • General Services Administration (NYC)
  • Guard Line Fire & Safety
  • Guardian Life
  • Guess, Inc.
  • Hampshire House
  • Hazardous Elimination Corp.
  • Holiday Inn Downtown
  • Hostos Community College (CUNY)
  • Insignia/ESG
  • Knight Services, Inc.
  • Law Enforcement Training & Consultant Services
  • Le Parker Meridien Hotel
  • Liberty International Underwriters
  • Mahoney Cohen & Company, CPA PC
  • Manhattan School of Music
  • Marriott Financial Center Hotel
  • Marymount Manhattan College
  • Mather Memorial Hospital
  • McGraw Hill - Standard & Poor's
  • Merrill Lynch
  • Metro NY-2 DMAT (Disaster Medical Assistance Team)
  • Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman LLP
  • MSC Industrial Direct
  • Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Bridges & Tunnels
  • Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Long Island Rail Road
  • Mulligan Security
  • NABL
  • Nassau Community College (SUNY)
  • New York University
  • Northrop Grumman
  • NYC - Administration for Children's Services
  • NYC - Dept. of Design & Construction
  • NYC - Dept. of Environmental Protection
  • NYC - Dept. of Health
  • NYC Transit
  • NYPD - New York City Police Department
  • New York State Center for School Safety
  • New York State Insurance Department
  • New York State Office of Real Property Services
  • Int'l Union of Operating Engineers, Local 137
  • Paradigm Solutions Corporation
  • Parsons Brinckerhoff
  • Peerless Instrument
  • Pershing LLC
  • Phelps Memorial Hospital
  • Photocircuits Corporation
  • Pinnacle Environmental Corp.
  • Police Dept. of Nassau County
  • Polo Ralph Lauren
  • Port Washington Police Dept.
  • Project Hospitality
  • Prudential Center for Learning
  • Publishers Clearing House
  • QueensBoro Public Library
  • Rockefeller University
  • Sempra Energy
  • Shearman & Sterling
  • Sidley Austin Brown & Wood
  • Spellman High Voltage
  • Spring Creek Towers
  • St. Francis Hospital
  • St. Regis Mohawk Tribe
  • State Street Bank
  • Stevens Associates
  • Suffolk Federal Credit Union
  • Summit Systems, Inc.
  • Sun Harbor Manor
  • SUNY College of Optometry
  • Thirteen - WNET
  • Tishman Realty
  • Total Safety Consulting
  • Town of Cortlandt
  • Transamerica Reinsurance
  • Triboro Coach
  • Trinity Real Estate
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
  • U.S. Army - 77 th Regional Support Command
  • U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  • U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
  • Wenner Bread Products
  • World Bank (The)
  • Yeshiva University

 




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