Early Response Team Volunteer Training Opportunity! Do you want to be trained as an Early Response Team member so you can assist with the Los Angeles Fire Recovery Effort? Is your church willing to host a training event? Classes are generally on a Saturday and
October 3, 2022 United Methodists responded to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Ian with typical compassion for the survivors and determination to respond effectively. “This is the time when connection really matters,” Bishop Ken Carter of the Florida and Western North Carolina conferences said in a
March 23, 2022 The United Methodist Church’s Mulungwishi Mission suffered significant wind damage during recent storms. A computer science student was injured when a brick fell on his head. The United Methodist mission in the South Congo/Zambia Episcopal Area houses a university, a women’s school,
Below is the video report submitted to Annual Conference 2020 by the California-Pacific Conference Disaster Response Task Force.
UMCOR Early Response Teams (ERTs) fill a specific need in the early days after a disaster to clean out flood-damaged homes, remove debris, place tarps on homes, and otherwise help to prevent further damage, while providing a caring Christian presence. ERTs are not a first-response
Participants learn the basics of disaster response, including how to stabilize and secure homes safely, and how to work effectively with survivors and others on the response team. This standardized class is required for the basic ERT UMCOR identification badge. Saturday, August 23, 2014 8am
Early Response Team members are only certified for a three year period and need to take a refresher training course and a new background check to re-certify. If you took the Basic Training at Murrieta/Glendale UMC and your certifications have or are about to expire,
There’s a fire in the church basement, and two people in wheelchairs are trapped there. A tornado is circling overhead and no one knows where to hide. A broken water main is flooding a youth Sunday School room, and everyone is standing on chairs. One