Ok guys, I'm going to make this quick, because we're leaving for FEMA training in New Mexico bright and early tomorrow morning and I still have a lot of stuff to get ready!
It's been about a week since I last posted, and I can't even recall all the stuff that's happened since then. First of all, we had our induction ceremony. In attendance was the Lt. Governor of Colorado, some higher-ups in FEMA, and the Director of AmeriCorps NCCC. A few CMs from Alpine Unit (represent!) sang the National Anthem beautifully, we listened to some speeches, and we're all officially in the Corps now!!
After the ceremony, we had a session with the NCCC director and the FEMA people to ask questions and get a little more concrete information about what our year is going to be like. Afterward, we had a nice luncheon, and were free to enjoy the rest of the day. Of course, we decided to celebrate, so some friends and I went downtown to sample the fine offerings of a few of Denver's breweries. We were given the weekend free to enjoy ourselves, but unfortunately the snow made it a little difficult to get out and about.
On Monday, we started doing a FEMA 101 course with some trainers that have come in and we're continuing that today. We'll finish up this afternoon and then it will be a scramble to pack, clean and get everything ready so that we can have final room inspection at 6:00 a.m. tomorrow. Then it's an 8-10 hour drive down to Artesia, New Mexico to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, which we will call home during the next few weeks, and where I'll be getting the information I need to start working as an Individual Assistance Applicant Services Specialist!
We still don't know where we're going, but one of the Federal Coordinating Officers from FEMA was telling us which areas currently need Individual Assistance (IA) and it seems to be mostly on the west coast - NJ, NY, CT, ME - but also Mississippi, so hopefully we should find out soon!
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