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Training is the single most important tool in preparing to be a Disaster Volunteer. The Silicon Valley Chapter trains volunteers all year-round to help others and is free to participants. Once trained, you can volunteer locally to assist the hundreds of families affected each year by fires and other disasters that strike our community. After receiving the requisite training and experience, you can also become part of a large network of Red Cross volunteers, which responds to disasters and emergencies nationwide. American Red Cross disaster volunteers receive specialized Red Cross training in shelter management, feeding operations, client casework, driving emergency vehicles, working with other emergency response agencies to coordinate relief efforts, keeping records, recruiting staff and setting up technological equipment for relief operations. Specialized opportunities also exist for licensed mental health professionals, nurses and other health professionals. The training is presented in a variety of formats, including online, blended (online plus classroom) and live classroom courses. Most required classes are created by the American Red Cross or the Chapter, but some learning is available from other sources, such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA IS classes). Please, check out the courses avaliable according with your level of experience as a disaster response volunteer in the American Red Cross: |
