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Emergency Response and Disaster Preparedness

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St. John Ambulance plays a vital role in the critical areas of emergency preparedness and emergency response across Canada. When a natural or human disaster strikes, St. John Ambulance volunteer Medical First Responders are there with advanced first aid and life-saving skills, experience and leadership.

St. John Ambulance is a member of the Disaster Response Service Agencies which include the Canadian Red Cross, The Salvation Army, The Adventist Development and Relief Agency, Christian Reformed World and the Mennonite Disaster Services, among others.

The type of services provided by St. John Ambulance during a major emergency or disaster may vary. We provide care in the form of:
  • health care and first aid services in reception centers
  • casualty care at the scene of the event
  • transportation of ill, injured, infirm to reception or medical facilities
  • evacuation
  • elder and child care

Program Details:

Activities:
Emergency Response Volunteer Teams participate in:

  • disaster / emergency drills
  • disaster scenarios
  • disaster or civil emergencies

Impact:
St. John Ambulance Emergency Response and Disaster Response Teams strengthen the capacity of disaster response and preparedness capabilities through an integrated approach within our communities.

Volunteer Benefits:

  • A definitive role in the community during an emergency response situation
  • Community involvement and volunteer satisfaction

Volunteer Requirements:

We are looking for:
Individuals who wish to be added to an active emergency response volunteer database to provide volunteer emergency health-related service within their community in times of emergency or disaster.

Age Group:
18 years of age and older

Training Pre-requisites:
The volunteer candidates:

  • Must be at least 18 years of age
  • Should be physically and mentally capable of performing the activities that are reasonable for the type of service they are to provide
  • Must hold, as a minimum at the time of enrolment, valid Standard first aid and Level “B’ CPR certificates from a nationally recognized training agency.

Time Requirement:
Disaster Response Teams undergo as a minimum 40 hours of disaster preparedness and emergency response training. 

Skills Development:
New volunteers receive:

  • St. John Ambulance orientation
  • Preparing for a Disaster training
  • On-going disaster management leadership training
  • Communication skills training

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