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ORGANIZATION
Save Lives by Helping At-Risk Neighbors Prevent and Prepare for Home Fires!: Home Fire Preparedness
ORGANIZATION: American Red Cross - Minnesota Dakotas Region
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ORGANIZATION
PLACEMENT PURPOSE
The American Red Cross launched the Home Fire Preparedness Campaign (HFPC) in October 2014, with the goal to reduce the rate of deaths and injuries due to home fires by 25 over 5 years. Its strategy includes participating in a community coalition that targets neighborhoods at-risk for home fires, installs and tests smoke alarms, and provides fire safety and disaster preparedness education/planning. As a Red Cross Home Fire Preparedness Campaign General Volunteer, there are a variety of roles to choose from based on your skills/interests and the needs of each campaign event. Canvassing Volunteers go door-to-door in a targeted area to notify residents of an upcoming, smoke alarm installation rally in their area. Home-Visit Teams consist of Smoke Alarm Installers, Safety Educators, and Documenters; together, they go into homes to test existing smoke alarms and install free new alarms as needed, educate the household about fire safety, and ensure accurate documentation of services delivered (respectively). General volunteers may also assist Campaign Event Leads with administrative tasks to ensure a smooth installation event.
OPEN TIME DAYS
- 510 hours per event, once a quarter on average
- shift possibilities on weekdays, weekends, daytime, and early evenings
• American Red Cross Volunteer Orientation
• Disaster Services: An Overview (optional)
• Home Fire Preparedness Campaign Guidance and Training: Safety for Home Visits, Fire Safety and Disaster Education, and other required training
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About American Red Cross - Minnesota Dakotas Region
Location:
1201 West River Parkway, Minneapolis, MN 55454, US
Mission Statement
The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.
Description
Every single day, the American Red Cross helps people in emergencies. Whether it's providing care and comfort to one displaced family, thousands of disaster victims, an ill or injured service member or veteran, or support to a military family, our vital work is made possible by people like you. It is through the time and care of ordinary people that we can do extraordinary things.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1301 West Saint Germain StreetSt. Cloud, MN 56301
DATE POSTED
February 20, 2017
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- 1 year, renewable