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FEMA Trains Civilian Army

Monday, October 8, 2012 18:02
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Obama and FEMA Create Civilian Army Trained in Domestic PreparednessBy Susanne Posel
theintelhub.com
September 24, 2012

On August 13th a new class of 231 FEMA Corps members graduated to assist the US government in future disaster preparedness whether state sponsored or natural.

These members trained at the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) and will be leaders at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness where they will be assigned specific roles ranging from community relations to disaster recovery center support.

The CNCS is a federal agency that “engages more than five million Americans in service through Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America, and leads President Obama’s national call to service initiative, United We Serve.”

They utilize local communities for



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