As is being widely reported, the California Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections (CalDORC) seems to be perpetrating fraud on FEMA by certifying untrained Correctional Staff in emergency first response.
No training, just the test and an answer key, that's all one needs when receiving federal certification as dispensed by CalDORC.
As recently interviewed by Inga Barks on her radio talk show (KMJ 580), the most excellent blogger Jonathan King (http://patrioticrants.blogspot.com) talks about another aspect of fraud within CalDORC.
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW.
Scandal UPDATE as of August 14, 2006:I found this posting on the
Unofficial CCPOA Bulletin Board.
It appears as if the FEMA/CalDORC fraud has been, temporarily, suspended.
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State of California
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Memorandum
Date : August 11, 2006
To : Division of Adult Institutions
Division of Adult Parole Operations
Subject: SUSPENSION OF MANTATORY NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TRAINING
Effective immediately, the National Incident Management (NIMS) training has been suspended. This suspension applies to all staff in the Division of Adult Institutions and Parole, and includes testing via the manual and internet-based processes.
Further information regarding the timeframe for re-implementing the NIMS training is forthcoming upon an evaluation of the testing process.
Please distribute as necessary to ensure awareness at all Division of Adult Operations locations.
Original Signed By:
D.L. "Weasel Dave" Runnels
Chief Deputy Secretary
Adult Operations
