About the Pelham Citizen Corps Council

Following the tragic events that occurred on September 11, 2001, state and local government officials increased opportunities for citizens to become an integral part of protecting the homeland and supporting the local first responders. In January 2002, President George W. Bush launched USA Freedom Corps, to capture the spirit of service that has emerged throughout our communities following the terrorist attacks. Citizen Corps, a vital component of USA Freedom Corps, was created to help coordinate volunteer activities that will make our communities safer, stronger, and better prepared to respond to any emergency situation. You can learn more about this federal program from their site by clicking here or on the Citizen Corps logo appearing to the right of this paragraph.

The Pelham Citizen Corps Council was formed on the initiative of the Pelham Fire Department and that department remains the primary point of contact for this council.

From the very start, the Pelham Fire Department worked with those newly formed federal agencies. In June of 2003 it graduated the first CERT class in New Hampshire. In early 2004, the PFD took the lead role in the formation of the Pelham Citizen Corps Council. You can visit the Pelham Fire Department website by clicking here or on their Logo appearing to the left of this paragraph.

The Pelham Citizen Corps Council met for the first time in June of 2004. Its purposes are:

• to provide oversight and guidance on the DHS federal funding of CERT and other citizen preparedness programs in the Pelham area; and
  
  
• to provide coordination among these programs and other related programs in the Pelham area.