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DISASTER SERVICES VOLUNTEERS
Disaster
volunteers respond to natural disaster events that happen
in the jurisdiction of the Quad Cities chapter which
includes Scott County, Iowa, and Henry, Rock Island, and
Mercer counties in Illinois. Disaster response includes
survey and damage assessment, shelter management, mass
care, family services, physical and mental health
services, and disaster welfare inquiry. Volunteers
receive training in each of these areas and can specialize
in specific functions for local and national disaster
response.
Disaster Action Team (DAT) members respond to the local
disaster situations and provide the necessary Red Cross
disaster assistance to people suffering from a natural
disaster event. DAT members have the training and
authority to initialize the chapter response to one-family
disasters and the start-up for a large scale disaster
response. Our DAT members receive guidance from our
Disaster Services Committee and the DAT member conducts
the on-scene damage assessment, interviews the family to
determine needs, and then provides the appropriate Red
Cross emergency assistance.
Appointed By:
Disaster volunteers and DAT members
are approved by the Disaster Chairman and the Disaster
Services Committee in consultation with the Director of
Emergency Services. Volunteers are encouraged to
participate in disaster training and to experience
disaster assignments beyond our chapter area. Volunteers
may choose to become members of the Red Cross Disaster
Services Human Resource System (DSHR). DSHR is the
mechanism that Red Cross utilizes for response to major
disaster events around the United States and its
territories. DSHR members agree to a two or three week
commitment to serve on a national disaster assignment.
Qualifications:
A desire and commitment to assist people in need.
Training required: First Aid, CPR, Introduction to
Disaster Services, Survey and Damage Assessment, Mass Care
Overview, Emergency Assistance to Families I and II,
Shelter Operations, and Shelter Problem Solving. There
are other functional training courses specific to the
interests of the volunteers.
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Forms:
Health
Status Record for
DSHR members
DSHR Application
Application for Intermediate
and Advanced Level Disaster
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