About Us  |  Contact Us  |  Links  |  Site Directory  |  Privacy Policy  |  Home

The Local Disaster Volunteer (LDV) serves the Jackson Area Community mainly during local disasters and catastrophic events. Volunteer activities include mass care of disaster victims, and other disaster related activities. Local Disaster Volunteers are also needed for everyday behind the scenes tasks such us reception, administrative, disaster preparedness assistant, data entry assistant, warehouse management and more.

Some Disaster Volunteers in this category are also enrolled in the Disaster Services Human Resources System (DSHR) making them eligible for disaster National Relief Assignments outside of the Jackson Area.

• Be at least 16 years old

• Good computer, internet and data processing skills

• Punctual, dependable

• Neat personal appearance

• Must have own transportation

• Disaster Services: An Overview

• Shelter Operations

• Other courses as appropriate for tasks

Some Disaster Volunteers in this category are also enrolled in the Disaster Services Human Resources System (DSHR) making them eligible for disaster National Relief Assignments outside of the Jackson Area.

• Be at least 18 years old

• Ability to speak/present to groups

• Good computer, internet and data processing skills

• Punctual, dependable

• Neat personal appearance

• Must have own transportation

• Disaster Services: An Overview

• Staffing and Human Resources

• Volunteer Management

• Other courses as appropriate for tasks

The Staffing Service Associate assist the Disaster Director with processing and scheduling Local Disaster Volunteers (LDVs)  during exercises and major disasters.  These persons are responsible for the overall maintenance of LDV records and initiating call-down procedures when large groups of LDVs need to be called in and scheduled for disaster service.

Some Disaster Volunteers in this category are also enrolled in the Disaster Services Human Resources System (DSHR) making them eligible for disaster National Relief Assignments outside of the Jackson Area.

• Be at least 18 years old
• Ability to speak/present to groups
• Knowledge of Red Cross history and purpose
• Good computer, internet and data processing skills
• Ability to process forms quickly and accurately
• Punctual, dependable
• Neat personal appearance
• Must have own transportation

·    Disaster Services: An Overview

·    Staffing and Human Resources

·     Volunteer Management

·    Other courses as appropriate for tasks

The Red Cross provides Community Disaster Education (CDE) presentations to many different segments of the community which include Churches, Schools, Civic Groups, Businesses,  Neighborhood Groups, First Responder Groups, Health Fairs and Information Fairs. As a CDE Presenter you would provide public presentations to interested community groups and attend health or information fairs to educate the public on a wide variety of Disaster Preparedness Topics.

• Be at least 18 years old
• Ability to speak/present to groups
• Knowledge of Red Cross history and purpose  
• Punctual, dependable
• Neat personal appearance
• Must have own transportation

Be a caring presence to neighbors in need. Provide 24-hour emergency response to Disasters Victims, particularly home fires, ensuring that those affected have basic necessities such as food, shelter and clothing.  Volunteers drive to the scene in a Red Cross or personal vehicle supplied with a variety of relief equipment and resources.  At the scene they assess the situation and initiate the appropriate Red Cross assistance.

Some Disaster Volunteers in this category are also enrolled in the Disaster Services Human Resources System (DSHR) making them eligible for disaster National Relief Assignments outside of the Jackson Area.

• Be at least 18 years old
• Have a telephone at home and/or mobile phone
• Have a valid driver’s license
• Willing to respond in all types of weather
• Good verbal and written communication skills, able to document forms properly
• Good computer, internet and data processing skills
• Must be willing to be on-call one week per month and available during evenings, all night and week-ends.
• Must be willing to respond quickly to calls from Red Cross Answering Service, Fire Dept, Police Dept and Emergency Management Officials.

• Disaster Services: An Overview

• Shelter Operations

• Client Casework-Family Services: Providing Emergency Assistance
• DAT Orientation

• Other courses as appropriate for tasks

Training classes are required for each function of disaster response, are offered at no cost, and are ongoing throughout the year.

On-Call for 1 week per month:

      On-call period begins on Friday at 4:30pm and last until the following Friday at 4:30pm.

      On-call for 16 hours each evening - from 4:30pm until 8:30am the next morning - during week days.

      On-call for 24 hours all day and night on Saturdays and Sundays.

Attendance at schedule DAT meetings and refresher training.

Some Disaster Volunteers in this category are also enrolled in the Disaster Services Human Resources System (DSHR) making them eligible for disaster National Relief Assignments outside of the Jackson Area.

• Be at least 18 years old
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Good computer, internet and data processing skills
• Ability to work as a team and accept direction from others

·    Disaster Services: An Overview

·     Shelter Operations

·    Other courses as appropriate for tasks and functions

Immediately after disasters happen, go out in vehicles into the field and assessed the damage in affected communities by counting the number of homes destroyed and families affected. Collecting this information assists the Red Cross to determine the scope of the disaster and how we will respond to meet the emergency need of the affected communities.  Work is carried out in at our building, or sometimes on the scene of a disaster.

Some Disaster Volunteers in this category are also enrolled in the Disaster Services Human Resources System (DSHR) making them eligible for disaster National Relief Assignments outside of the Jackson Area.

• Be at least 18 years old
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work quickly and follow supervisory instruction
• Good computer, internet and data processing skills

• Disaster Services: An Overview
• Disaster Assessment Workshop
• Other courses as appropriate for tasks and functions

Be a caring presence to neighbors in need.  Family Services caseworkers interview people affected by disaster, determine their disaster-related needs, and provide Red Cross assistance to them.  Work is carried out at our building, or sometimes on the scene of a disaster.

Some Disaster Volunteers in this category are also enrolled in the Disaster Services Human Resources System (DSHR) making them eligible for disaster National Relief Assignments outside of the Jackson Area.

• Be at least 18 years old
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work quickly and follow supervisory instruction
• Good computer, internet and data processing skills

• Disaster Services: An Overview
• Client Casework-Family Services: Providing Emergency Assistance