Citizen Corps Volunteers Deploy to Haiti

The stories over the past week have focused on the amazing response from the Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Teams and how every day volunteers from Citizen Corps programs help the USAR teams prepare for deployment.

Did you know that local American Red Cross Volunteers also deployed this past week, to assist in disaster efforts in Haiti?

The following WSUA 9 Story briefly covers the American Red Cross Volunteers Deploy to Haiti.

Besides Donating Equipment, Facilities, and Other Resources - There are Other Things

How about partnering with a non-profit, such as the American Red Cross?

The following is an example of Starbucks partnering with a local American Red Cross chapter to offer "Disaster Response Volunteer Boot Camp"

http://www.v2v.net/actions/disasterbootcamp

Similiar "Disaster Action Team (DAT)" boot camps are offered across the United States. While not grab a few of your co-workers and take the classes together?

Are you afraid to approach your company about this? No corporate involvement is really needed to get a group of people together to be active in your community.

September 11 - What are you doing today?

In honor of September 11, why not spend some time volunteering at a local fire station or with a community volunteer group that might also be used to mobilize volunteers in a major emergency or disaster.

Something else you might consider is taking some training on Weapons of Mass Destruction/Terrorism.


Another great offering in partnership with the American Red Cross. Some restrictions apply.

The training can be accessed from the following website:

http://www.ncbrt.lsu.edu/elearn/Default.aspx