BCEMVC
Benton County Emergency Management Volunteer Corps
The Benton County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Management Division offers a wide variety of volunteer opportunities in both non-emergency, and emergency and disaster response. Through the Volunteer Corps, Emergency Management will maintain a group of trained and equipped volunteers capable of safely running emergency disaster response operations, and community emergency readiness training and engagement. This group can be activated by the Sheriff, Emergency Management Division Personnel, and the Benton Operational Area Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Command Staff to perform needed EOC response activities.
- Emergency Readiness Training for Individuals and Neighborhoods:
- Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training- Become a CERT Instructor, or participate in CERT skills checks
- Be 2 Weeks Ready (B2WR)– Become a Program Coordinator, and help the Benton County community prepare for disaster!
- Emergency and Disaster Response Training:
- Mass Care & Sheltering
- Call Center
- Evacuation Centers
- Volunteer & Donations Management
- Reunification of Loved Ones
- Damage Assessment Surveys
- Debris Location Assessment
- Evacuation Surveys
- Pet & Livestock Sheltering
- Points of Distribution
- Emergency Operations Center support
- Neighboring County Deployments
- and more…
To apply to become a volunteer, fill out the Volunteer Packet and return it to emergencymanagement@bentoncountyor.gov. After we have reviewed the application and the background check has cleared, we will be in touch for an interview.
Visit our websites for more information on CERT training or the Be 2 Weeks Ready program. Click here for a one-page flyer to share about the program!
Free Online Training Opportunities by Topics
The following courses may enhance your knowledge as an Emergency Management Volunteer, but are not required.
Base Courses
- FEMA IS-100.c: Introduction to the Incident Command System
- FEMA IS-200.c: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
- FEMA IS-700.b: An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
- FEMA IS-800.d: National Response Framework, An Introduction
- FEMA IS-201.a: Forms Used for the Development of the Incident Action Plan and Incident Management
- FEMA IS-368.a: Including People with Disabilities in Disaster Operations
- FEMA IS-2200: Basic Emergency Operations Center Functions
- FEMA IS-2901: Introduction to Community Lifelines
ICS Command Positions
Mass Care and Sheltering Operations
- FEMA IS-406: Operating a Shelter
- FEMA IS-10.a: Animals in Disasters: Awareness and Preparedness
- FEMA IS-111.a: Livestock in Disasters
- FEMA IS-366.a: Planning for Children in Disasters