Viola Heath
Program Assistant
Telephone Extension: 226

Address:       
241 Main Street, 4th Floor
Hartford, CT 06106
Telephone:    860-522-2217
Fax:                 860-724-1274

Follow the links below to connect to current public safety programs.

• Public Safety Council
  (Contact Cheryl Assis, ext. 236 or cassis@crcog.org)
• CAPTAIN Mobile Data Communications System
  (Contact Cheryl Assis, ext. 236 or cassis@crcog.org)
• Physical Ability Testing Program
  (Contact Cheryl Assis, ext. 236 or cassis@crcog.org)
• Capitol Region Chiefs of Police Association
  (Contact Cheryl Assis, ext. 236 or cassis@crcog.org)

Follow the links below to connect to current homeland security programs.

• CREPC Regional Emergency Support Plan (RESP)
  (Contact Carmine Centrella, ext. 225 or ccentrella@preparednessplanners.com)
• CREPC Info
  (Contact Cheryl Assis, ext. 236 or cassis@crcog.org)
• Animal Response
  (Contact Dr. Arnold Goldman, ctsart@ctvet.org)
  CR-MMRS
  (Contact Carmine Centrella, ext. 225 or ccentrella@preparednessplanners.com)
• CR-MRC
  (Contact Katherine McCormack, kmccor4040@aol.com)
• Citizens Corps
  (Contact Viola Heath, ext. 226 or vheath@crcog.org)
• Training & Exercises
  (Contact Dan Scace / Stephen Foley, ext. 223 or daniel.scace@sbcglobal.net)
• UASI - Urban Area Security Initiative
  (Contact Dan Scace / Stephen Foley, ext. 223 or daniel.scace@sbcglobal.net )

Municipal officials develop policy and set the public safety/homeland security agenda through their participation on the following working committees. These committees provide guidance to the CRCOG Policy Board:

• Public Safety Council Chaired by James "Skip" Thomas
  (Contact Cheryl Assis, ext. 236 or cassis@crcog.org)
  Meeting Notice/Agendas and Minutes for the Public Safety Committee are available on the Public Safety Meetings Page
• Capitol Region Emergency Planning Committee (CREPC) Chaired by Bruce Lockwood
  (Contact Cheryl Assis, ext. 236 or cassis@crcog.org)
  Meeting Notice/Agendas, and Minutes for CREPC are available on the CREPC Meetings Page
• Capitol Region Citizen Corps Council.  Chaired by Dan Dube, Chair, CREPC ESF-16
  (Contact Viola Heath, ext. 234 or vheath@crcog.org)
• Capitol Region Chief of Police Association (CRCPA). Chaired by Matthew Reed, Chief, South Windsor Police
  (Contact Cheryl Assis, ext.236 or cassis@crcog.org)
• CAPTAIN Technical Review Committee. Chaired by James Donnelly
  (Contact Cheryl Assis, ext. 236 or cassis@crcog.org)
• CAPTAIN Fire Committee.  Chaired by Frank Papa, Assistant Chief, Newington Fire
  (Contact Cheryl Assis, ext. 236 or cassis@crcog.org)