| E.M.A. will assist with any types of emergencies as requested by the First Responders. We provide disaster resources and should not be considered a First Responder.
All of this assistance requires a lot of hard work behind the response. It takes hours of maintenance, cleaning and testing of the equipment needed to respond to these emergencies. Our Agency is made up of two full-time positions and supplemented by a staff of dedicated volunteers. Due to work schedules, family commitments and other commitments there are times when we are very short staffed. We would like to have the public volunteer their time with out agency so we can be better prepared to handle akll of the above-mentioned disasters. There are many aspects to our Agency that one could be a part, including the following:
Special Events:
- We deliver ballot boxes for the Rock Island County Clerks office during election time.
- Crowd control or traffic for school events
- Assisting with East Moline Fourth of July Run, Bix Run
- Training for Weather Spotters and Nuclear Drills
Search and Rescue:
- This includes all types of Land and Water Rescue. You would train with the volunteers as we strive to better our team.
Flooding:
- Many hours of handing out sandbags and evacuating people from the affected areas of Rock Island County.
Many other activities make up our agency, including: Cooking, Cleaning, Yard Work, Maintaining Vehicles, etc., If you or someone you know would be interested in becoming a part of this program, please fill out the "Volunteer Form" and send it in to our office.
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