Our Nation is faced with the most catastrophic natural disaster in modern times, and we are calling upon the Nation’s fire service, both career and volunteer, to aid the affected citizens and communities. This is the United States Fire Administration’s request to mobilize members of the fire service within Federal guidelines.
The current need is for 1,000 two-person teams to serve as FEMA’s community relations representatives in response to Hurricane Katrina. Each department may offer more than one two-person team. These people will be deployed as a team, and we prefer that they know one another prior to deployment.
The work is non-operational community relations focused activities that consist of direct outreach to persons in the affected areas. They will assist victims in understanding how they will go about the process of getting Federal assistance, distributing information, providing minimal first-aid, and taking reports. The work will be outside, exposed to the elements and will require significant walking.
FEMA will notify the Chief of Department, and selected applicants will be notified by their Chief of Department that they have been selected. NO ONE SHOULD DEPLOY WITHOUT NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE FROM FEMA. Selected applicants will report to a central location in the Atlanta, Georgia area for training and further deployment. Travel to the Atlanta, Georgia area will be per government authorization in a manner specified upon acceptance. Acceptance information will also cover lodging and other related expense reimbursement information.
Please Note:
- USFA的工作正在招募消防成员，以社区关系为中心，由与卡特里娜飓风影响的多州人道主义者的直接人道主义宣传组成。它本质上是非经营的。成员将协助受害者申请联邦灾难援助，分发信息，提供最小的急救（如果需要）并进行报告。这项工作可能在外面（暴露于元素，需要大量步行）或疏散避难所/中心或灾难现场办公室。
- Only FEMA/USFA Community Relations team members authorized for deployment are allowed access to the Community Relations Reception Center at 1900 Sullivan Way in College Park, GA. Please do not bring other personnel when reporting as they will not be allowed inside or to accompany members on their assignments. There are NO EXCEPTIONS to this policy.
