GNY Spring Disaster Ready Summit - 2025

The purpose of this course is to prepare local Feeding supervisors to successfully perform required feeding tasks to stand up regional/divisional disaster operation. This course includes a feeding exercise to give participants an opportunity to become familiar and practice with Feeding and other operational job tools.

Everyone is Welcome is a basic instructor-led, virtual instructor-led and web-based course that informs the learner about the Red Cross commitment to excellent service delivery to individuals with access and functional needs, including those with disabilities by inclusion and integration of their varied needs before, during and after disasters. This course also provides tips for providing services to individuals with access and functional needs, including those with disabilities.

The purpose of this course is to describe the concept of providing services to all clients and staff in a manner that recognizes the needs of those with disabilities and other access and functional needs. These efforts promote inclusion of the whole community, so that everyone we serve, and all those we serve with, will feel welcome in all of our service delivery and work sites.

Disaster Action Team Response Fundamentals is a basic level, instructor-led course that provides instructions to new and potential Disaster Action Team (DAT) responders on how to perform tasks and key job duties for local disaster responses as described the in the Disaster Action Team Standards and Procedures. The purpose of this course is to prepare participants to respond safely on-scene to local disasters as a member of a Disaster Action Team (DAT). It is designed to orient prospective DAT volunteers to engage in the DAT mission as a valuable member of a team as quickly as possible.

Disaster Cycle Services: An Overview
Logistics: An Overview
Disaster Transportation Tool Fundamentals

Transportation Fundamentals is a basic level course designed for disaster responders interested in becoming Logistics Transportation Activity Service Associates. The purpose of this course is to prepare Transportation workers to successfully perform required Transportation tasks on a regional, divisional, or national level disaster relief operation.

Collaborating Essentials is a basic level course designed to promote and support collaboration at the Red Cross. Participants will engage in discussions and scenarios to determine the different skills and behaviors required for building and maintaining internal and external relationships. The course emphasizes the role that collaboration plays in the successful delivery of disaster services.The purpose of this course is to prepare the Disaster Cycle Services workforce to establish and maintain collaborative relationships, ensuring inclusive and effective service delivery.

The Ambassador Program on a Disaster Relief Operation is a basic, instructor-led and web-based course designed to describes the role of the Ambassador on a disaster operation.

Disaster Assessment Fundamentals v2 is a basic level course that is available in two delivery methods: web-based and instructor-led. The course introduces the tasks and responsibilities of Disaster Assessment responders on a disaster relief operation. The purpose of this course is to prepare participants to conduct Detailed Damage Assessments (DDAs) accurately, efficiently and safely when assigned to a disaster response.

Disaster Public Affairs – Media Relations is a basic level course designed to prepare participants to work as part of the public affairs team to effectively tell the Red Cross story to the public through traditional media outlets by using proactive, reactive and interactive tactics

The course is intended to teach Red Cross volunteers and staff who are interested in serving in the Public Affairs activity on national Red Cross relief operations as Service Associates or Supervisors. This course will introduce the critical tasks necessary to initiate a disaster public affairs response with local and regional media. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in case-based scenarios, group exercises, practice activities and open discussions. These participatory activities reinforce important concepts and meet segment objectives.

Get credit for five out of six of the required RC Care classes for recovery supervisors at once!
Client Care Program Overview
Detailed Damage Assessment for DAT Response Operations
Client Care Program: Document Review for Intake Workers
Client Care Program: Conducting Follow-Up
Client Care Program: Recovery Planning

Disaster Cycle Services: An Overview
Logistics: An Overview
The purpose of this course is to provide participants with skills and knowledge to perform various duties in a DRO warehouse.

Companion workshop to Disaster Assessment Fundamentals. Hands-on practice using the Disaster Assessment Survey 123 application.