FIRSTLINK offers a number of different trainings from the disaster preparedness department. Some of these are:
Volunteer Orientation (VO):
The volunteer orientation is the required training for Citizen Corps members. Broken up into two parts, participants will get a basic overview of disaster/emergency management and individual and family preparedness. The second part of the training covers Citizen Corps and its programming. This class satisfies the Ohio Citizen Corps training requirement and creates eligibility for liability coverage under the revised code 121.404 when they register on the Serve Ohio Database.
Volunteer Reception Center (VRC) Training:
A VRC acts as a staging area to process and disseminate both pre-registered and spontaneous volunteers to affected disaster areas. By having a VRC a county is preparing itself by establishing a staff of trained, registered and assigned volunteers who are capable, upon activation by an approved authority, of setting up, of managing, staffing and operating a pre-determined facility that will mobilize and deploy volunteers in an efficient and timely manner. This training consists of an educational piece and a simulation in which volunteers exercise setting up a mock VRC.
Business Continuity Training (BCT):
The BCT is a training designed to help organizations develop and enhance their continuity of operations plans in the event that a disaster should strike. The one hour training consists of a presentation that explains what business continuity training is, in theory and in implementation and how you can apply that to your organization. It is broken down into a number of different actionable ways you can ensure that your business can continue to operate and survive under all levels of disruption. Organizations who work with special needs populations are particularly encouraged to take this training.
Disaster Preparedness Training:
This training is focused on preparing the individual and the family in personal emergency preparedness. The training gives a brief overview on what a disaster is, types of disasters, and emergency response. It focuses on the three steps to individual preparedness; create a plan, make a kit and stay informed.
Special Needs Disaster Preparedness Training:
The Special Needs Disaster Preparedness Training focuses on advanced planning for people with special needs. The aim is to provide basic disaster readiness ideas along with specific tips for people who are more vulnerable in a disaster situation. Suggestions for specific mobility, sensory and cognitive disabilities are provided in an hour long format.
To get more information about any of these trainings please contact Lee Foster at lfoster@firstlink.org or Tessa Mott at tmotts@firstlink.org
What does anyone expect in case of loss (hurricane, tornado, earthquake, flood, fire, etc.)?
ReplyDeleteThe disaster itself is news. What happens after the dust settles is the story.
Insurance policyholders, and more importantly disaster survivors, need to be informed of access to basic rights and information. Much is available, gratis!
It just takes looking: www.disasterprepared.net/info.html
I asked, "Where are the sacred rights of an insurance policyholder?"
And because they were secret, I said, "I must create access."