Disaster Services Courses

Red Cross disaster relief focuses on meeting people's immediate emergency disaster-caused needs. When a disaster threatens or strikes, the Red Cross provides shelter, food, and health and mental health services to address basic human needs.

Introduction to Disaster Services

This video-driven course provides fundamental information about disasters, the community response, and the role of the Red Cross Disaster Services. This class is required for all new disaster volunteers.

Fee: No charge

* Introduction to Disaster can also be completed as a self-study course on-line.

*Note: You will need the Macromedia Flash Player to load the class.

Disaster Action Team (DAT) Workshop

This workshop is for volunteers interested in being a disaster action team member for the Mid-Fairfield County Chapter. DAT members respond to the scene of a disaster, are trained in their primary function and agree to be on call for a month. This workshop is required for all Mid-Fairfield County Chapter DAT volunteers.

Fee: No charge, pre-registration is required.
Prerequisites: Introduction to Disaster, training in at least one function.

Disaster Assessment

Client Casework (Previously Family Services: Providing Emergency Assistance)

Fee: No charge, pre-registration is required.
Prerequisite: Introduction to Disaster

Financial & Statistical Information

Prerequisite: Introduction to Disaster, Family Services: Providing Emergency Assistance or Client Casework.

Human Resources in Disaster

Liaison I

Logistics Overview

Fee: No charge, pre-registration is required.
Prerequisite: Introduction to Disaster

Logistics Simulation

Fee: No charge, pre-registration is required.
Prerequisite: Logistics Overview

Community Services (Previously Mass Care Overview)

This course focuses on the activities of the Mass Care function. Learn about sheltering, preparing food, mobile feeding and bulk distribution of items following a disaster.

Prerequisite: Introduction to Disaster

Fee: No charge, pre-registration is required.

** Community Services / Mass Care Overview can also be completed as a self-study. Contact your local chapter for more information.

Mass Casualty Disasters

Preparing for the Unexpected

The purpose of this course is to provide families, communities and businesses with information about how they can prepare for any time of disaster, including a terrorist attack, and respond to direction from authorities.

Fee: $25.00 (Stamford offers this course for Free)

Public Affairs I

Shelter Operations

Fee: No charge, pre-registration is required.
Prerequisite: Mass Care Overview

Shelter Simulation

Fee: No charge, pre-registration is required.
Prerequisite: Mass Care Overview, Shelter Operations

NEW!! Weapons of Mass Destruction

The purpose of this course is to provide basic information about the issues and safety concerns in performing our work in an environment involving a Weapons of Mass Destruction and/or Terrorism (WMD/T) incident. Participants will learn about the skills, abilities, and knowledge needed by disaster workers performing duties in this environment.

Fee: No charge, pre-registration is required.
Prerequisite: Intro to Disaster

Workshop for CDE Presenters