Useful Links

  • Medical Reserve Corps

    • Medical Reserve Corps 
      The national Medical Reserve Corps web-site provides up-to-date information on all aspects of the corps.
  • Emergency Management

    • Caddo-Bossier Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness 
      OHSEP Mission To develop and deliver disaster plans & programs to protect life and property. To Mobilize, direct, coordinate and utilize resources. To coordinate and direct recovery and restoration operations. To assist government, volunteers, business, industry, education, medical and other units with their emergency plans & programs. To coordinate emergency services to mitigate, prepare, respond and recover from disasters. To coordinate local, state, and federal plans, programs, warnings, communications and public information within the emergency operations center in case of a disaster.
    • Ark-La-Tex Emergency Management Alliance 
      The mission of the Ark-La-Tex Emergency Management Alliance is to implement a comprehensive coordinated strategy for domestic preparedness, bringing together all government agencies, organizations, industries, and associations in the Ark-La-Tex region to improve information sharing, administer grants for Homeland Security and Emergency Management to coordinate response to emergencies and disasters in the region.
    • FEMA Region VI Office - Denton, TX 
      FEMA Region VI states include Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.
  • Emergency Preparedness Agencies

    • National Citizen Corps
      Citizen Corps Councils helps drive local citizen participation by coordinating Citizen Corps programs, developing community action plans, assessing possible threats and identifying local resources.
    • Caddo-Bossier Citizen Corps 
      Caddo-Parish Citizen Corps Council
  • Personal Preparedness

  • Volunteer Opportunities

    • Caddo-Bossier Citizen Corps 
      The Caddo-Bossier Citizen Corps was formed in 2003 with the help of a Federal Emergency Management Agency and an Office of Homeland Security Grant which is being facilitated by the Institute for Human Services and Public Policy at Louisiana State University in Shreveport.
  • Pandemic Flu