The American Red
Cross of Southwestern New York will be offering disaster training. These
classes are strongly encouraged for those interested in volunteering in
shelters, national level disaster assistance, or for the local Disaster Action
Team in Allegany, Cattaraugus and Chautauqua Counties. In order to ensure that
our communities are ready and prepared, the American Red Cross offers all
disaster training free of charge.
Disaster Assessment Basics and Fundamentals
will be held September 22nd, 9:30a-5:30p at the Red Cross Office in
Jamestown. Volunteers interested in supporting a local incident such as a fire
or national response should take this course to learn preparedness tasks, how
to collect and communicate disaster assessment information and become familiar
with how to support services delivery decisions.
Disaster Services Overview and Shelter
Operation will be held on October 20th, from 10:00a-6:00p on the
Alfred State College Campus (specific location to be determined). This course is
recommended for all disaster volunteers as the first course to set a
foundation; a requirement of all affiliated disaster volunteers. The course
provides an overview as to what the organization structure is and how it functions
during a disaster.
Shelter Simulation will be held on
October 21st from 2p-5p at the Red Cross Office in Olean. This
course is open for volunteers interested in working on Shelter Operation teams
in their county.
Psychological First Aid will be held on
October 25th from 6p-9p at the Red Cross Office in Olean.
Psychological First Aid is a requirement of all affiliated disaster volunteers
and is designed to help with understanding the factors that affect stress
responses of clients and workers.
To sign up for any of these classes,
please contact your local American Red Cross located in: Jamestown, NY
716-664-5115; Olean, NY 716-372-5800; or Wellsville, NY 585-593-1531. The
American Red Cross of Southwestern New York is a United Way Agency.
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