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CITIZENS’
ADVERSITY SUPPORT TEAM
20ANNIVERSARY
TH
1993 –2013
HISTORY
1993: 4 O’clock in the morning
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Accident involving pedestrian and newspaper
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delivery driver
Responders had to leave and no one to
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comfort driver (no fault)
(Then) Fire Fighter Rick Brand suggested to
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Fire Chief a need for program to help victims
CAST PROGRAM STARTS
Police and Fire Chiefs came to the Human
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Services Council and requested someone to
start a program
Emerald Randolph volunteered to develop a
•
program
Volunteer organization
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NEW BEGINNINGS
Other similar programs CITIZENS’ ADVERSITY
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are reviewed and SUPPORT TEAM IS
consultations are held CREATED!
with with police, fire and
hospital leaders
The initial program is
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designed with 40 hours of
training
Over 40 people attend
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the training and start
responding to calls in
August 1993
GRADUATION
CURRENT OPERATIONS
Training is expanded to 76 hours of instruction
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over a 3 month period
Police and fire ride-a-longs, and hospital
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emergency visitations are required
Trainees must attend two calls with current
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CAST members
Upon graduation, each volunteer has two 12
•
hour shifts per month, and agrees to serve at
least one year
RESULTS
212 volunteers have been
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trained
Between 1 and 40 people
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are given assistance and
comfort during each call
4,000 calls in 20 years
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Over 20,000 citizens have
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been helped by the
compassion of the
volunteers
2008 Governor’s Crime
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Victim Advocate Award was
presented to CAST
GRADUATION
TYPES OF CALLS
1.Death (home or hospital)
2.Assist
3.Suicide/Murder/Stabbing
4.Motor Vehicle Accident
5.Medical Assist
6.Robbery/Break-in
7.Fire
8.Drowning/Near Drowning
9.Other (SIDS, Sexual Assault, Evacuations, Car Jacking,
Kidnapping, Dementia patients, Elder Abuse, etc.)
COMPARISON
9%
0%
0%1
3%
2
6%
3
3%
4
7%
5
6
6%
7
65%
8
9
CAST
COMFORT NET OF THE CITY
GRADUATION