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Disaster Action Team (DAT) Meetings
Disaster Action Team meetings are held monthly, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Beverages are provided; volunteers are asked to bring a dish to share.
Beginning in January 2012, Disaster Action Team (DAT) meetings will be held on the third Wednesday of each month. Meetings will be held at the Chapter House at 3100 W. Central Avenue, Toledo, and will begin at 6:00 p.m. with a potluck style meal. Here is a list of meetings scheduled for the first half of 2012:
January 18 |
February 15 |
March 21 |
April 18 |
May 16 |
June 20 |
Training
A description of disaster courses offered for DAT members by the Greater Toledo Area Chapter can be found on the Become A Disaster Volunteer page of our website.
Schedule of Classes for Disaster Training in the northwest Ohio region:
January - June 2012 Course Schedule (pdf format)
Online Calendar
DAT Manual
DAT Manual File - Only the first 27 pages of this manual is available from the website due to the inclusion of names and private phone numbers. The remainder of the manual is available from the local chapter.
Disaster Services Human Resource (DSHR) Information
Access Your DSHR Profile Information
Activity Requirements and Resources (pdf)
Ethics and Compliance Handbook (pdf)
Group By Activity Chart
Hardship Code Definitions
Health Status Record - Instructions (pdf)
Stages of Readiness
Benefits
Being an employee or volunteer for the American Red Cross brings you many benefits, one of which is eligibility for you and your family to join Pentagon Federal Credit Union.
Learning Management System
This link to LMS is provided to Red Cross volunteers so they can take online courses from a secure link. You will need your student identification number to log into the system (available from the Chapter). The "Student Login" is on the upper left of the LMS welcome screen.
National Incident Management System (NIMS) Information
In an effort for all agencies to respond more effectively, the American Red Cross has asked all disaster volunteers to take online training available on the NIMS website. Each suggested training section has a number of segments (5 – 8) that should take you from 15 – 40 minutes each to complete. You can do one segment at a time and go back to the next segment at your leisure. Each section ends with a summary and at the end of the summary you will find a test that you download and the fill in your answer sheet online.
NIMS Training Course
You will be notified of successful completion of each section by e-mail and receive a certificate to that regard. Please forward a copy of the certificates to the local chapter office so we can update your records.
