Choctaw County Volunteer Response
What is A VRC?
- VRC stands for Volunteer Reception Center. VRC a concept, not a location. It used to manage and organize the unaffiliated volunteers during a disaster.
- These Volunteers are processed at the VRC to determine their skill-set and then tasked with assignments where there skills can be utilized for the disaster relief effort.
Why a Volunteer Reception Center? Disasters result in chaos and confusion
- People want to help, but don’t know where or how.
- People acting “on their own” may find themselves in dangerous situations.
- Anxious volunteers may overwhelm traditional response organizations.
- Potential volunteers may get in the way of trained responders
Purpose of the VRC
- Provide face-to-face interviews with volunteers.
- Process and refer volunteers appropriately.
- Provide identification to volunteers.
- Provide registration and orientation.
- Data coordination and record keeping related to the contribution of volunteers
Activation of VRC
- A Disaster Strikes!!
- County Emergency Manager determines if there is a need for a VRC following a disaster.
- Upon activation of VRC, the “Go-Team” is contacted, briefed and deployed to VRC.
- The County PIO informs the public on VRC activation, location, contact information and hours of operation
Opportunities
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