Organization
American Red Cross of the Los Angeles Region

Volunteer Deployment: Disaster Assessment

Duration
Recruiting now
Location
Los Angeles, CA

Opportunity Details

Ongoing

In-Person

Recruiting now

1450 S Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90021

About this Opportunity

Help out with Tropical Storm Debby, Beryl and the California Wildfires - Red Cross will

train, deploy, transport and board you to assist in the efforts.

Please note: Pass the background check, 14 consecutive days of availability, deployment location is based on volunteer need not on personal preference, you must complete 5-10 hours of online training.

Position Description: This position supports the Regional Disaster Cycle Services department. A Disaster Assessment Service Associate conducts field collection of damage assessment information and conducts damage assessment review and interpretation for Individual Assistance Providers (IAPs). This includes the collection and recording of impact and damage data and supporting Recovery Services with data interpretation.

As a Disaster Assessment volunteer, you will:

  • Gather impact assessment information.
  • Define areas of known damage by field assessments for the area assessment.
  • Conduct Detailed Damage Assessments(DDA) in the field.
  • Support data entry of damage assessment information into systems of record as directed.

MUST RESIDE IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY

Official use only: DCS-GAP-IP-DA-SA: Disaster Assessment Service Associate

Issue area

  • Disaster Response & Recovery