The ERT 200 Series of classes was created to provide trained ERTs with supplementary tools and technical information to strengthen their capacity for safe and effective disaster response while being the caring Christian presence to a community.
ER 200Clean Out (Muck-Out)
Participants in this class, Cleaning Out Flooded Homes, more commonly referred to as “mucking out,” will learn about current best practices and safety procedures for cleaning out, stabilizing, and sanitizing water-damaged homes.
ER 200Site Assessment
Participants in this class, Site Assessment (ERT200SA), will learn how to assess the physical damage to a disaster-affected residence in order to plan and prepare for the Early Response Team to safely access and secure the property from further damage.
Participants will learn how to look for structural problems that impact ER safety and effectiveness. The class will help identify tools useful for damage assessment and, as always, how to sensitively and respectfully discuss the needs with the homeowners.
ER 200Team Leader
Servant leadership is a philosophy and set of practices that enrich the lives of individuals, build better organizations, and ultimately create a more just and caring world. A servant leader focuses primarily on the growth and well-being of people and the communities to which they belong. Traditional leadership generally involves the accumulation and exercise of power by one at the “top of the pyramid.” By comparison, the servant leader shares power, puts the needs of others first, and helps people develop and perform as well as possible.
In this class, we will discuss the job functions of all ERT members, as well as give some helpful hints and checklists for planning the trip.
OSMOn-Site Manager
This class will give a volunteer the tools to help establish a temporary response center at a local church (or other facility as designated by the community) for the purpose of coordinating the work of the ERTs and thus bringing the response quickly to a community.
LTRLong-Term Recovery
The storms have come and gone, but the evidence of their impact will be with us for years to come. As these words are being written, we are in the midst of hurricane season once again. There have been storms, and more storms will come. But we also know that with God’s help and with one another, there will also be hope, healing, and recovery.
We work to restore hope to families who thought they were forgotten. Our hope is to continue rebuilding the homes and lives of disaster survivors, which would not be possible without your gift of service.
The goal of recovery is to bring a community back to a new normal after it has been devastated by a disaster.
No matter how a group is structured or what it calls itself (unmet needs committee, interfaith organization, coalition, roundtable, partnership, coordinating council, etc.), the goal is the same: to unite recovery resources with community needs in order to ensure that even the most vulnerable in the community recover from disaster.
CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency procedure used during cardiac or respiratory arrest that involves chest compressions. You can save someone’s life, no matter who you are. Lay rescuers include people with CPR certification (you take classes and get an official certificate). The course will include AED training.
- About 2 hours
- $55 per person
- Includes AED training