The goal of the exercise is to build capacity and to identify remaining gaps, shortfalls, and additional training needs. This exercise represents not only the first test of the M-D C.O.R.E. Plan, but it is also the first opportunity, nationally to test the concepts of this Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS/FEMA) Building Resiliency initiative.

M-D C.O.R.E. is a program designed to better engage Faith Based and Community Organizations (FBCO’s) in planning for, responding to, and recovering from disasters. 

It is also a component of the DHS’s Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, “Building Resilience with Diverse Communities” initiative.  Miami-Dade C.O.R.E. identifies ways to connect FBCO’s along the emergency management continuum. The program seeks to incorporate a whole community approach in emergency management by engaging non-traditional partners.

WHO:            Miami-Dade County’s Office of Emergency Management                 

WHAT:           M-D C.O.R.E. Training Exercise

WHEN:           February 20, 2014 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.  

WHERE:        Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Training Facility                       

                    9300 NW 41 Street

                    Miami, FL 33178