Citizen Corps is FEMA's grassroots strategy to build a nationwide
culture of emergency and disaster preparedness to support national
and community resilience. Citizen Corps Councils bring together
government and community leaders to engage individual members of
the public and organizations from all sectors to collaborate on
preparedness planning, emergency response, and disaster mitigation
and recovery. Engaging the public is a critical part of Citizen
Corps' mission. Well-trained volunteers supplement governmental
resources in all phases of emergency management. Identifying and
supporting policy and practice that promote and strengthen public
participation is, therefore, an important element of Citizen Corps'
implementation. FEMA has learned from Citizen Corps Councils,
volunteer program managers, and volunteers that liability is a
significant concern and a potential barrier to volunteer
involvement in emergency services. Liability-legal responsibility
for one's acts or omissions-includes diverse concerns: legally
imposed payment of damages for personal injury or property damage;
penalties for practicing a profession or trade without the required
license or permit; compensation for lost income and medical
expenses of an injured volunteer; and damages for breach of
contract. To offer guidance in this area, FEMA funded the nonprofit
Public Entity Risk Institute (PERI) to develop the Citizen Corps
Volunteer Liability Guide (CCVLG) to provide an overview of
liability and to suggest some approaches to addressing these
concerns.
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