Emergency Services/First Responders

Of Course We Should Give Volunteer Firefighters a Tax Break, Jordan Golson, Wired, 2015
A Volunteerism Perspective on the Days after the 11th of September, Susan J. Ellis, Energize Hot Topic, 2001

The following articles on this topic were published in our journal, e-Volunteerism. Previews are free; full articles are available to paid subscribers. You may also have 48-hour access to the journal and its full archive for US$10.00.

Applying Adult Learning Principles to Enhance Volunteer Training
Boulder, Colorado’s Flood of Change: Creating a Culture of Community and Volunteer Engagement
Protecting and Serving the Public through Volunteers: Old Traditions, New Challenges for Volunteer Fire and Safety Programs
Succession Planning
Transition Time: Following an Older, More Experienced Volunteer Dog
Unseen but Heard: Ham Radio Volunteers Help via the Airwaves
Volunteers Who Support and Work Alongside Refugees
When Disaster Strikes: Getting Volunteer Resources to the Right Place at the Right Time
When Management Gets in the Way
“It’s Exhausting:" Volunteer and Emergency Management at Everglades National Park, 2016-2018
Extreme Event

Looking for a way to train people in disaster response and community mobilization? Take a look at the "Extreme Event" from the Koshland Science Museum. The impressive site gives you free materials and full instructions for how to run a session in which participants have to face an emergency scenario and build coalitions to address it.

Radio Emergency Associated Communications Teams (REACT) International

Well-recognized organization of ham radio and CB operators who work with established emergency organizations to communicate worldwide during emergencies and disasters. The site provides self-help materials for the volunteers involved.

"The Volunteers: Americans Join World War 1, 1914-1919"

AFS Intercultural Programs has created this website and a wonderful written curriculum to teach students about volunteering in WWI, but it really offers great ideas for presenting all types of volunteer service. Free, downloadable materials.

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