The Bahamas — Disaster manager at the National Emergency Management Agency, Mrs. Gayle Outten-Moncur, leads participants from various stakeholder entities through a tower-building exercise, during the opening day of the week-long Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) programme for Fox Hill residents, at St. Anselm’s Parish, Bernard Road, on August 23, 2010. Mrs. Outten-Moncur is also responsible for the co-ordination of training throughout The Bahamas. On Wednesday, August 25, there will be a mock fire drill and demonstration staged, at 1 p.m., as well as a mock large-scale disaster staged on Friday, August 27, at 10 a.m. (BIS Photo / Letisha Henderson)
Member of Parliament for the Fox Hill Constituency, Fred Mitchell, made a surprise visit to the opening day of the week-long Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) programme for Fox Hill residents, at St. Anselm’s Parish, Bernard Road, on August 23, 2010. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Bahamas Red Cross partnered in the initiative, along with other stakeholders, to work in various communities in the country to train persons to enable the greatest good for the greatest number of victims after a disaster, while protecting themselves and teammates from becoming victims themselves. On Wednesday, August 25, there will be a mock fire drill and demonstration staged, at 1 p.m., as well as a mock large-scale disaster staged on Friday, August 27, at 10 a.m. (BIS Photo / Letisha Henderson)
