When disaster strikes, our community comes together to help each other. Volunteers play a key role in preparedness, response, and recovery. If you’d like to get involved and train to be a volunteer before an emergency happens, visit the links below.

• Citizen Corps
• Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT)
• Medical Reserve Corps
• Fire Corps
• Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS)
• Neighborhood Watch
• National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD)
• American Red Cross

During an actual emergency, requests for volunteers will be communicated through local media channels and/or the above agencies. For your own safety, and to avoid hindering response activities, volunteers should never “self-deploy” to help with an incident.