Shelter manager
Red Cross Volunteer Shelter Lead Tom Albertson consults with Shelter Manager Kathy Brasch during a training drill on February 27.
The Red Cross Serving King & Kitsap Counties staged a shelter simulation exercise for 30 new volunteers. These dedicated community members came to the Red Cross over the past few months through their employers – Microsoft, Costco and Eagleview Technologies – to serve as a reserve task force that will be called upon if and when a major local disaster occurs.
New disaster workers experienced what it is like to set up and run a Red Cross shelter, from processing registration paperwork to setting up cots and food. Experienced Red Cross shelter workers supervised the new recruits, working as shift supervisors and shelter managers, and about a dozen staff and community volunteers acted as shelter clients, presenting scenarios for the new shelter workers to solve. Teams from Health Services, Mental Health Services, Logistics and Public Affairs also participated.
Special thanks to Microsoft, which has embraced the Ready When the Time Comes Program and donated its facilities for Saturday’s exercise.
For more information, visit www.SeattleRedCross.org
Shelter manager
Red Cross Volunteer Shelter Lead Tom Albertson consults with Shelter Manager Kathy Brasch during a training drill on February 27.
The Red Cross Serving King & Kitsap Counties staged a shelter simulation exercise for 30 new volunteers. These dedicated community members came to the Red Cross over the past few months through their employers – Microsoft, Costco and Eagleview Technologies – to serve as a reserve task force that will be called upon if and when a major local disaster occurs.
New disaster workers experienced what it is like to set up and run a Red Cross shelter, from processing registration paperwork to setting up cots and food. Experienced Red Cross shelter workers supervised the new recruits, working as shift supervisors and shelter managers, and about a dozen staff and community volunteers acted as shelter clients, presenting scenarios for the new shelter workers to solve. Teams from Health Services, Mental Health Services, Logistics and Public Affairs also participated.
Special thanks to Microsoft, which has embraced the Ready When the Time Comes Program and donated its facilities for Saturday’s exercise.
For more information, visit www.SeattleRedCross.org