Foundations for Disaster Response (FDR)
One-Day Course; 7 Contact Hours
Whenever a major crisis or disaster happens, people tend to want to get involved. They want to respond. Some individuals create online groups and some self-deploy and show up at a disaster site. Volunteers reaching out to organizations during a crisis are often sent away. What most don’t realize is that spontaneous volunteers without specific training and no affiliation can cause more problems than they alleviate in a disaster situation.
What you will learn:
- Gain a broad overview of what the possibilities are for community volunteers and churches to respond to a disaster
- Learn what the established national expectations are for responders and
organizations who respond to disasters - Learn about existing training resources for community volunteers and churches responding to disasters