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'When we are all first responders.'
The systematic recruitment of local 'active' volunteers to prepare for a widespread natural disaster is crucial. What the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) calls a "whole community" response. The evacuation, search, rescue, and critical recovery phase of disaster relief operations is the most critical period to cover. Often before big government can get there.
'Answering the call—Local Volunteerism, on Point'
In preparation for a potential widespread natural disaster strike, recruiting active, qualified, local community volunteers to be on standby is crucial for communities with or without financial means to park money for these sorts of know unknowns.
No truer than for potentially vulnerable communities to be prepared for the worst. To not wait on nature, but have a procured volunteers list together just in case.
Pre-planning adds structured knock-on effects. (1) Within an existing volunteer stru...
'Answering the Call—Community Volunteers'
Selfless, courageous, resilient, skilled, spontaneous, are all descriptors we use for local, community volunteers, who sign up to help tackle the human toll of widespread natural disasters at home.
They are fellow citizens that give of themselves to backup emergency disaster response operations when overwhelmed and in need of help.
This post is all about them.
'Who You Gonna Call—Community Volunteers'
These are disasters, after all. Where emergency response operations have far less to work with over much wider areas. When early on, first responders can be overwhelmed by the magnitude and severity of Mother Nature's wrath.
This is when, because of the sheer magnitude of the event and the volume of calls, overwhelmed front-line service providers can use help to effect rescues, deliver medicines, staff triage, and so forth.
'Aiding a "Whole Community" Response'
The weakness caused by evolving devastation cries out for emergency services to have contingencies in place. Such as an up-to-date go-to list of active volunteers to assist first responders where needed.
No truer than when emergency operations break down. When first-response evacuation, search, rescue, and critical response resources are overcome by the event they are tackling. Before government, institutional, and other relief can arrive from away.
‘When Rescuers Need Rescuing’
Widespread natural disasters are increasing in regularity and severity. It is of little surprise when rescuers need rescuing. Mother Nature gives no quarter to emergency services personnel over any other.
The good news. The willing and able no longer ask . . . why is this happening? But what can I do to help? Here are my resources . . . this is my skill set.
'Mother Nature's Hat Trick.'
Mother Nature's Hat Trick. Massive Property Damage, Human Suffering, and Death.
Disaster Response: Event overview and funding drive for overwhelmed citizen and professional first-responders aid. Small-dollar donations to purchase in-field search, rescue, and recovery responders signalling equipment.
'Heat Dome, June/July 2021—Canada & USA'
The 1st of 2 severe climate induced weather events. Multi-day, natural disaster level heat shattered world records in Southern B.C. and the Pacific North West.
Disaster Response: Event overview and funding drive for overwhelmed citizen and professional first-responders aid. Small-dollar donations to purchase in-field search, rescue, and recovery signalling equipment.
'Atmospheric River, October 2021—Canada & USA
The second of two severe climate induced weather events. Multi-day, natural disaster level 'weather' shattered rainfall flood levels in Southern B.C. and the Pacific North West.
What meteorologists call an "Atmospheric River.”
Disaster Response: Event overview and funding drive for overwhelmed citizen and professional first-responders aid. Small-dollar donations to purchase in-field search, rescue, and recovery signalling equipment.
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Ascent’s, Alan Martlin, spent his first years out of university living in Aspen, CO USA . . . then Whistler, BC CANADA, recreating of course, as well as conducting a bit of business along the way :-) Wherein his nickname,...