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Red Cross of Alaska Volunteer Training Courses Details

 

August 31, 2017
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Anchorage Training Details

You will be required to attend one of the Red Cross of Alaska New Volunteer Orientation courses as well as one of the Saturday Shelter Fundamentals and Shelter Exercise.

Red Cross of Alaska New Volunteer Orientation

Please register for one of the following dates:

Tentative Location: 

Anchorage Fire Training Center 

1140 Airport Heights Dr, Anchorage, AK 99508

Course content:

  • Hurricane Harvey Response Overview
  • Red Cross Values and Mission 
  • General Volunteer Opportunities
  • Disaster Cycle Services: An Overview; Expectations and Next Steps for Deployment

After completing the New Volunteer Orientation course, the next step is to attend a Shelter Fundamentals course and Exercise.

Shelter Fundamentals course and Exercise dates:

Please register for one:

Saturday, September 9, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Register here: https://www.cvent.com/c/express/1854d94c-1450-41ca-a38a-740dc9f7bf85

Saturday, September 16 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Register here: https://www.cvent.com/c/express/44eb4ca5-0f98-4244-ad64-6e661d3b4506

Tentative Location: 

Alaska Fire Training Center: 1140 Airport Heights Dr, Anchorage, AK 99508

Course content

  • Red Cross course: Shelter Fundamentals
  • Red Cross course: Everyone is Welcome
  • Shelter Exercise

For questions on Anchorage training courses, please contact Celia Jackson at celia.jackson@redcross.org

 

Fairbanks Training Details 

Course date: Tuesday, Sept 5 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Register here: https://www.cvent.com/c/express/8a0b1001-99ec-40e5-936e-855691acd159

Location: 

Red Cross of Alaska Fairbanks office: 3501 Lathrop Street, Unit #G Fairbanks, AK 99701 

Course content

  • Disaster Cycle Services overview
  • Sheltering Fundamentals 

For questions on Fairbanks training courses, please contact Lori Wilson at lori.wilson2@redcross.org

 

Juneau Training Details

Southeast Disaster Institute

Course date:

A three-day workshop:

Friday, September 15, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Saturday, September 16, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Sunday, September 17, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Register here: https://www.cvent.com/c/express/f3495436-42a7-43f9-becf-da848990fb8d

Location: 

Centennial Hall Convention Center

101 Egan Drive, Juneau, Alaska 99801

Course content

The American Red Cross of Alaska will host its Southeast Disaster Institute from September 15 to 17, at Centennial Hall in Juneau, during the Ready or Not, Don’t Get Caught! Juneau Safety and Preparedness Expo. Topics include: 

  • Disaster Action Team Fundamentals
  • Casework & Recovery
  • Intro to Disaster Services
  • Bulk Distribution 
  • Disaster Assessments 
  • FEMA Shelter Field Guide 
  • Shelter Operation Simulation

Location: 

Centennial Hall Convention Center

101 Egan Drive, Juneau, Alaska 99801

For questions on Juneau training courses, please contact Andrew Bogar at Andrew.bogar@redcross.org

 

 

Additional classes may be offered at later dates if classes fill up.

 

 

Reporting and Editing by Mary Kauffman, SitNews

 

Source of News:

American Red Cross of Alaska
http://www.redcross.org/local/alaska

About the American Red Cross of Alaska:  In FY17, the American Red Cross of Alaska offered food, shelter, comfort and hope to 949 Alaskans and responded to 305 disasters.  The Preparedness / Health and Safety teams installed 2,311 smoke alarms statewide and educated 1,884 youth through our Pillowcase Project. Additionally, our Service to the Armed Forces staff exchanged 957 emergency messages for U.S. military service personnel and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission.

 


 



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