![]() As a volunteer, you may not always be available to respond to a disaster due to work or family commitments. IF you are not available reply to the email as instructed. ![]() All new volunteers start at the shelter level and can work their way onto a field team after gaining the necessary verifiable experience and skills. In situations where new volunteers are involved, we try to integrate new responders with more-seasoned core team members. Even if you are available to respond to all or a portion of a deployment, you may be one of 50 potential volunteers for a response that requires only eight or 12 people – which means you may not be deployed to that particular incident. IF you are available reply to the email as instructed. Volunteers should be ready to travel to a disaster site within six hours of being contacted. The email contains information on the number of volunteers needed and the expected time frame of the deployment (for example, one team of eight people for seven days plus one travel day on each end). Once an invitation has been received and the decision to deploy has been made, American Humane will send out an email to our “call-up” roster of volunteers who have completed all training and documentation requirements and are ready to deploy. Whether the disaster is natural or human-made, American Humane’s Animal Emergency Services team responds to calls for emergency assistance only after receiving a written invitation to do so from authority at the scene of the disaster or incident. What can you expect as an Animal Emergency Services volunteer responder when disaster strikes? These dedicated volunteers can deploy on a moment’s notice to assist animals in times of disaster or crises. ![]()
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