OTC Emergency Services | Volunteering

Program Support Services volunteers may be unable, due to conflicting work and family commitments, to respond at a moments notice, but can still provide equally valuable support services to the disaster response activities of the Chapter.

Review the Groups & Activities chart and narrative to see if you can find something that interests you, then contact the appropriate Activity Lead to offer assistance.

Once you make a commitment to help out with a particular task, remember that other volunteers are counting on you to complete your part of the job. Get clear instructions about time, place, and job contact, and then appear as agreed.

Info Below: Contact Options | Who can participate | Activity Support Opportunities | Local Response Support Opportunities

Contact Options:

During your Local Operations orientation, obtain the contact name and number of the Activity Lead in the activity for which you are interested in providing support services
Call the ES staffing office to get a contact name (503-280-1495)
Make an appointment with the Workforce Planning and Acquisition Activity Lead to discuss Support options

Who can participate? All these jobs, and many more, are available

to volunteers who are unable to commit to an immediate, unscheduled, disaster response, and
to volunteers who are looking for opportunities during the periods when they are not actively responding to a disaster.

Support Opportunities below:
Activities: All | CLS | MC | PS | IMS | MSS | SS | OS
Local Response: Fire Calls | CAT | DAT

Group	Activity	Opportunities
All Groups and Activities		Phone Banks Organization and planning Work Parties Teach disaster classes
Individual Client Services		Assist Group Administrator
top of table	Client Casework	Assist CC Activity Lead Maintain contacts with CC Volunteers Monitor training Coordinate training opportunities with Training & Outreach Specialist
	Disaster Mental Health	Join DMH coordinating group Coordinate training Assist with Community Outreach to encourage MH professionals to participate with Red Cross DAT Coordination
	Health Services	Coordinate training Assist with Community Outreach to encourage HS professionals to participate with Red Cross DAT Coordination
	Welfare Inquiry	Disaster response only. No local volunteer support activities
	Recovery Planning and Assistance	Disaster response only. No local volunteer support activities
Mass Care		Assist Group Administrator
	Bulk Distribution
top of table	Feeding	Maintain and restock the chapter's Emergency Resonse Kitchen Vehicle Assist with CAT organization and assignment
	Sheltering	Organize sheltering teams Coordinate with Facilities on selection of potential shelter sites
	Community Programs	Disaster response only. No local volunteer support activities
Partner Services		Assist Group Administrator with coordination with other local governmental and non-governmental agencies
top of table	Government Liaison
	Community Relations
	Labor Liaison
	Voluntary Agencies
	Emergency Support Function 6
Information Management Systems		Assist Group Administrator
top of table	Disaster Assessment	Create and maintain disaster assessment teams for quick resonse to a local disaster in the chapter jurisdiction
	Financial and Statistical Information Management	Disaster response only. No local volunteer support activities
	Information Dissemination	Disaster response only. No local volunteer support activities
	Analysis & Planning	Disaster response only. No local volunteer support activities
Material Support Services		Assist Group Administrator
top of table	Facility Management	locate and evaluate facilities that could serve as headquarters,service centers, or shelters during a disaster
	In Kind Donations	Disaster response only. No local volunteer support activities. Local activiites handled by chapter staff.
	Invoice Review	Disaster response only. No local volunteer support activities. Local activiites handled by chapter staff.
	Procurement	Coordinate supply ordering with ES staff
	Life, Safety & Asset Protection	Disaster response only. No local volunteer support activities
	Transportation Management	Clean up and restock the Emergency Response Vehicle. Test potential authorized Chapter vehicle drivers.
	Warehousing & Supply	help organize the warehouse
top of table	RT Communications	Assist with radio and computer communications planning for disasters
	RT Networking
	RT Computer Operations
	RT Customer Service
Staff Services		Assist Group Administrator
top of table	Staff Relations	Participate on ES Review Board (promotions and volunteer workforce relations issues
	Workforce Planning & Acquisition	Assist the volunteer Coordinator of Disaster Volunteers with outreach and coordination with local Group Administrators Volunteer recruitment and deployment during disasters
	Staff Support	help manage human resources records in the staffing office-computer skills required
	Training	Assist Training & Outreach Specialist with class preparation Teach classes
	Staff Health Services	Process Health Status Reports
Organization Support		Assist Group Administrator
top of table	Public Affairs	Become a member of PAIR activity, representing Public Affairs on local operations, such as DAT calls
	Fund Raising	no local volunteer activities. Chapter fundraising handled by the Development department
	Response Investigation, Compliance & Ethics	no local volunteer activities
Local Response Support Opportunities
top of table	Fire Calls	monitor the "Fire Call" phone on a scheduled day during office hours Organize and maintain Daytime Responder list
	Canteen Action Team	Organize and maintain CAT response lists, requirements
	Disaster Action Team	Organize and track Daytime resonder availability (weekly)

VOLUNTEER
QUICK LINKS

Open DSHR Requests

Chapter Application Process

DAT Page

CAT Page

DSHR

Activity Requirements (pdf)

Warming Centers

DOVES
DSHR Reserves
International Response

Oregon Trail Chapter Emergency Services
Street Address: 3131 N Vancouver Ave, Portland, OR
Mailing Address: PO Box 3200, Portland, OR 97208-3200
Main Phone: 503-284-1234