Volunteer Training Program
Once you are registered on the Delaware County MRC (DC-MRC) and the state website there are several training program you can choose to get yourself familiar with the MRC operations and core competencies. Some of the course links are provided below and others will be announced on this web page periodically. So please bookmark this page and visit it often.
Click here for "Introduction to MRC"
At a minimum, an orientation course ("Introduction to MRC") should be completed by every volunteer. This orientation course is designed to familiarize volunteers with the MRC unit and its roles and responsibilities in the community. Orientations will include information on Delaware County’s emergency response plans; an overview of the steps involved in volunteer activation; a summary of the Medical Reserve corps organizational structure, and other volunteer opportunities. This course can be completed online or in-person. After the volunteer completes the application form, they will be notified about the next in-person orientation and about the process for logging in to the online course.
Consider including basic Incident Command System (ICS) and National Incident Management System (NIMS) courses, such as ICS-100 and IS-700 (the basic NIMS course), as part of their training curriculum. The NIMS Integration Center strongly recommends that volunteers with a direct role in emergency and incident management and response take ICS and NIMS training. The amount of training depends on the individual's position in response operations, as follows:
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Entry Level—FEMA
IS-700: NIMS, An Introduction and
ICS-100: Introduction to ICS or
equivalent
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First Line, Single Resource, Field
Supervisors—IS-700,
ICS-100 and ICS-200: Basic ICS or its equivalent
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Middle Management: Strike Team Leaders,
Division Supervisors, Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Staff, etc.—IS-700,
IS-800: National Response Plan,
ICS-100, ICS-200 and ICS-300: Intermediate
ICS
- Command and General Staff; Area, Emergency and EOC Managers—IS-700, IS-800, ICS-100, ICS-200, ICS-300 and ICS-400: Advanced ICS
There will be just-in-time (JIT) training (i.e., training necessary for a specific job accomplished immediately prior to an individual assuming the job). This training may be necessary for existing MRC members who are assigned jobs in an emergency and for individuals who volunteer with the MRC unit as part of a general call for volunteers during a large-scale emergency.
Courses on MRC Core competencies
Although the Office of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps does not mandate specific training for MRC volunteers, it has developed basic core competencies and encourages MRC units to consider adopting them as part of their training program. The following core competency courses are available on MRC-Train (www.mrc.train.org) and will provide our volunteers an opportunity to go online at any time and location convenient to them.
Each MRC member should be able to:
- Describe the procedure and steps necessary to protect the health, safety, and overall well-being of themselves, their families, the team, and the community.
- Document that they have an existing personal and family preparedness plan.
- Describe the chain of command (e.g., Emergency Management Systems, Incident Command System [ICS], National Incident Management System [NIMS]), MRC integration, and its application to a given incident.
- Describe the local MRC unit’s role in public health and/or emergency response and its application to a given incident.
- Describe their communication role(s) and processes with response partners, media, general public, and others.
- Describe an event’s impact on the mental health of volunteers, responders, and others.
- Demonstrate their ability to follow procedures for assignment, activation, reporting, and deactivation.
- Identify limits to own skills, knowledge, and abilities as they pertain to the MRC.
To provide you with information on these core competencies we have developed some online courses and selected a few more that will help you understand your role. The courses are listed below.
https://www.mrc.train.org/DesktopShell.aspx - MRC Core
Competencies
Click
Here for instructions to access and complete these courses.
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Medical Reserve Corps - Family Disaster Planning (Core Competencies 1&2) – 1012596
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Medical Reserve Corps Incident Command- Introduction to National Incident Management System (NIMS) (Core Competency 3) – 1012611
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Medical Reserve Corps - Risk Communication (Core Competency 5) – 1012602
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Medical Reserve Corps - Psychology of Disaster (Core Competency 6) – 1012608
Many sources of medical, emergency management, weapons of mass destruction (WMD) response and public health training are available to MRC volunteers at little or no cost. Click here for more information.
Training sources include:
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MRC Training Finder Real-Time Affiliate Integrated Network (TRAIN) (see MRC TRAIN below for more information)
Training sources are available on the MRC Web site at: http://www.medicalreservecorps.gov/resources.asp?
Consider developing in-house specialized courses (e.g., orientation courses, courses associated with specific jobs, etc.). -
www.mrc.train.org/ - MRC Core Competencies Click Here for more instructions to complete these courses.
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Medical Reserve Corps - Family Disaster Planning (Core Competencies 1&2) – 1012596
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Medical Reserve Corps Incident Command- Introduction to National Incident Management System (NIMS) (Core Competency 3) – 1012611
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Medical Reserve Corps - Risk Communication (Core Competency 5) – 1012602
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Medical Reserve Corps - Psychology of Disaster (Core Competency 6) – 1012608
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www.texasapc.net/EmergencyPreparedness/APCCourses/MRC (Texas Emergency Management)
Please contact Lux Phatak at (740) 203-2081 with any training questions.
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