Community Self-Reliance (CSR) of Tennessee – Hawkins County, Tennessee

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Welcome to the Community Self-Reliance Group
of Hawkins County, TN

Mission

Improve individual, family and community resilience to adverse events by encouraging, teaching and practicing self-reliance skills and to serve as mutual support group for members and, to the extent practical, for neighbors and others in the community.

CSR Skill Areas

Medical (MED)

Practices to maintain health and fitness, medical skills for normal and austere conditions

Supplies (SUP)

Gardening, animal husbandry/butchering, food preservation/storage, logistics

Engineering (ENG)

Water, power, shelter, waste handling, construction/repairs, fire fighting, etc.

Communications (COM)

Normal/emergency comms, intel collection and analysis (normal and grid-down)

Security (SEC)

Neighborhood protection, small arms/ordnance skills, small unit tactics, self-defense skills

2024 Meeting Schedule

JAN 10 COM – Ham radio basics and Baofeng operation

FEB 10 SEC – Discussion of priority events to prep for

MAR 10 SUP – Soil management, physical condition and fertility

APR 14 MED – Injury and disease prevention; patient assessment and triage

MAY 12 MED – Infectious diseases; medical supplies

JUN 09 MED – Trauma, wound care and closure; concussions; bone and joint injuries

JUL 14 MED- Environmental injury (heat, cold, burns, smoke, bites, poison, allergies, etc

AUG 11 MED – Acute illness: dehydration, fever, etc; natural treatments and cures

SEP 8 SEC – Small team tactics for the homestead and neighborhood

OCT 13 SUP – Foraging

NOV 10 SEC – Perimeter and home security basics

DEC 08 ENG – Water quality and purification

Notes: The MED sequence is a comprehensive course. Please try to make ALL classes.

The first 25 minutes of Sunday meetings will cover knots and other field craft issues.

A number of field days will be scheduled in 2024 with dates to be announced:

SUP: Butchering; Plant foraging

ENG: Construction projects

SEC: Pistol and rifle training

MED: Natural remedies; Disaster response

COM: Digital radio; Antennas; Emergency radio practice

Regular meetings Second Sunday monthly 1-4 pm with potluck meal

* Each skill area has a Leader responsible for planning content within that skill area *
* Organizers for each meeting selected by Leader *
* Leader and Organizers responsible for meeting planning and execution *
* Designed to build knowledge and trust essential for a Mutual Support Group *
* Regular meetings Second Sunday monthly 1-4 pm with potluck meal *
* Jan – Oct meetings are located at Marketplace at 150 North Brownlow Road across from Shepard’s Center in Rogersville *
* Nov – Dec meetings are located at Shepard’s Center – 306 East Main Street, Rogersville *

Hawkins County, Tennessee