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Volunteers needed for FEMA full scale exercise
FEMA wants to test their Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) capability in a full scale exercise called Rising Phoenix. Maryland (MDEM) accepted the challenge to host this exercise and is reaching out to emergency response response volunteer organizations across the state. The cool thing for us is that the exercise is in our backyard.
EVENT DATE -- Thursday, May 11, 2023
EVENT LOCATION -- Indoors at The Bay Community Church at 884 Chesterfield Road in Annapolis.
EVENT TIME
8:00am-9:00am arrival (volunteer actors arrive at 9:00am)
9:00am-10:00am exercise brief
10:00am-2:00pm exercise play
2:00pm-3:00pm hot wash
NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS NEEDED -- 50-100
EVENT DETAILS -- Between FEMA and other agencies, approximately 20-25 tables will be set up to "offer" affected clients (volunteer actors) their services. Each agency would test interactions with each other as well as their services to clients. Actors will be provided a card with details about their situation.
OTHER SPECIFICS -- Volunteer actors 18 or older are preferred, but teens 16 and 17 can volunteer with a legal guardian. Volunteers with real world access and functional needs and/or who fluently speak another language would add to the real world nature of this exercise.
FOOD/WATER -- Unfortunately, none will be provided. Volunteers should bring their own snacks, water, lunch.
SHIFTS -- Yes, there are shifts -- Register at 9:00am. Play from 10:00am to noon. OR Register at 11:00am. Play from Noon to 2:00pm. OR Register at 9:00am and stay for the entire exercise -- a lunch break will be provided.
REGISTRATION LINK:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/616471772667
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