Foundational Training
Introduction to Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (ISBDR) – 2 Hour Class Online or by Zoom prior to In Person training opportunities.
ISBDR is required training for all Arizona Southern Baptist Disaster Relief Volunteers. The course will give an overview of the work of Disaster Relief, it’s role in the larger context of disaster response, and how we work together to bring help, hope, and healing to individuals and communities affected by a disaster. We will provide an overview of the biblical principles of service, the roles and responsibilities of disaster relief volunteers, and the essential practices for safety, teamwork, and compassion in crisis situations. Participants will learn how to prepare for deployment, understand the phases of disaster response, and contribute meaningfully to relief efforts through Arizona Southern Baptist Disaster Relief.
Next Steps:
- Pay Initial Fees – provides for background check fee, shirt, cap, and credentials
- Complete Background Check
- Submit Photo
- Attend Team Training
First Aid / CPR – 2 Hour Class In Person
This course will provide volunteers with an overview of basic First Aid, CPR, and AED usage. Participants will get an overview of medical supplies that are in each of our units. This is not a certification course.
Team Training
Attend Team Training wearing long pants and closed toe shoes!
Feeding Team - 6 Hour Class In Person
This course will provide an overview of feeding operations, whether using a church kitchen to prepare meals to support volunteers responding to a disaster or using a kitchen trailer unit to prepare meals for the impacted community. Emphasis will be given to operating procedures to ensure the safe storage, handling, preparation, and distribution of food to those affected by a disaster and volunteers. This class will include classroom and video segments.
Chainsaw Team - 4 Hour Class In Person
This course covers the use and safety requirements for using a chainsaw with a team during a disaster operation. It discusses the various activities involved including maintenance of the saw, suggestions for brush/limb pulling, and cutting techniques. The Chainsaw Team remove trees, limbs, and brush from driveways, roofs, and yards. The teams include people who know how to use chainsaws, as well as those who can pick up and pile the debris.
Recovery Team - 2 Hour Class In Person
This course will overview the work of our Recovery Team through the safe and effective cleanup following a disaster involving floods or fire. Participants will learn about flooring, carpet, and sheet rock to help dry out and sanitize the home after a flood. Participants will also learn about debris removal and how to assist homeowners in personal property recovery after a fire.
Shower/Laundry Team - 2 Hour Class In Person
This course gives an overview of the procedures that we have in place to provide clean showers and laundry for disaster survivors as well as volunteers aiding in the disaster response. This course is also an orientation to the equipment we have in providing these services. This course will demonstrate how to set-up the shower unit, properly maintain and clean when in continuous use and how to clean and pack up for transport and or storage.
Driver Team - 2 Hour Class In Person
Driver Training is required for everyone who transports volunteers or equipment in a call out. This course will give an overview of our vehicles, trailers, and receiver set ups. We will talk through towing practices along with precheck and post check procedures, so our equipment is transported safely and efficiently.
Advanced Training – Must Be A Member of A Southern Baptist Church
Chaplain Team - 8 Hour Class In Person
Must have taken ISBDR. It is preferred that you have also taken a Team Training.
This course begins to prepare volunteers to provide emotional and spiritual care to individuals impacted by a disaster including responders and volunteers. Once completed, individuals will become a Provisional Chaplain with Arizona Southern Baptist Disaster Relief.
Team Lead – Blue Cap - 2 Hour Class In Person along with monthly Zoom updates
By Invitation (must be active with Arizona Southern Baptist Disaster Relief and been recommended by a current Blue Cap and invited by the Task Force)
This course equips volunteers to lead teams through a deployment. Participants will learn how to lead teams to safely and effectively carry out their work in a deployment. They will be coached in how to make operational decisions, handle conflict and work through our command structure.
Assessment Team - 2 Hour Class In Person
By Invitation (must be active with Arizona Southern Baptist Disaster Relief and been recommended by a current Blue Cap and invited by the Task Force)
This course equips volunteers to visit homes affected by a disaster, build rapport with the homeowner, assess the damage present, discuss with the homeowner what needs to be done, what DR recovery volunteers can realistically do and prepare documentation of tasks the recovery team has been given permission to do. They will minister to the needs of. The homeowner(s), help them complete the property owners request for assistance assessment form and report back their findings to Incident Command.
Incident Management Team - 2 Hour Class In Person
By Invitation (must be active with Arizona Southern Baptist Disaster Relief and have been recommended by the current Incident Management team and State Director)
This course equips volunteers to function within the various roles of the Incident Command System as it relates to Arizona Southern Baptist Disaster Relief and our partners. Roles covered include Incident Commander, Operations Chief, Logistics Chief, Planning Chief, Administration Chief, and Lead Chaplain.