NORTH  CAROLINA
EMERGENCY RESERVES
'From The Mountains To The Coast'
OUR PURPOSE
To provide a charitable, non-political organization of trained volunteer citizens
reserves to respond, assist and aid during natural or man made disasters,
provide emergency preparedness training and education to the citizens
of North Carolina, to assist Federal, State and Local government agencies, and to
assist other organizations for the benefit of the State of North Carolina
and its citizens.
ORGANIZATIONAL  STRUCTURE
The NCER is organized into units for training and operations.
The NCER State Headquarters is responsible for all units within the
State of North Carolina.

The one hundred counties within North Carolina are divided into two Brigades, the
1st Brigade (Eastern) and the 2nd Brigade (Western).  The Brigades are divided into
Regiments which contain areas up to 23 counties.  Each Regiment is further
divided into smaller units, the Battalion, which has several counties within it's area
of operations.  Within the Battalions there are Companies and Platoons which are
the local units.
GOALS OF THE NCER
One of our goals is to organize and train Community Emergency Response Teams
(C.E.R.T.) in support of North Carolina.  These teams are first responders

An additional goal of the NCER is to create Search & Recovery Teams that utilize
special modes of transportation, such as 4-Wheelers, Horses and
Boats.

The NCER has plans to establish organized units that specialize in the fields of
Aviation, Waterborne, Medical, Engineering, Scuba, Shelter Management, Search &  
Rescue and High Angle Rescue.
TRAINING
The NCER conducts individual and group training.  Our Basic Training is conducted
during monthly meetings.   We combine basic training with emergency
prepardiness and response training.   We train in the areas  such as  Medical, Drill &
Communications

We also utilize State and Federal government courses that are
offered to organizations such as ours.  These include courses on the Incident
Command System and Community Emergency Response Team (C.E.R.T.)

The NCER also utilize other organizations to gain valuable training and certification.  
UNIFORM
The NCER has adopted an olive drab field uniform which is readily available at
minimum cost.   Name tapes and patches are brightly colored to clearly identify  
members of the NCER as Disaster Services workers.   Because of our structure,
rank insignia is worn on both collars of the uniform shirt and the cap.  We also
utilize a red hardhat for missions.  Patches and insignia issued for certification of
specialities are addressed in our uniform policy.
RECOGNITION
The NCER had adopted an awards program to show members our
appreciation for their volunteerism and professionalism.   These include custom
skill and training badges which are unique to the NCER, but easily identifiable to
the general public and other emergency services personnel.

The NCER is also a certifying organization for the Presidential Volunteer Awards
Program.