Typhoon Dolphin: Guam

AmeriCorps members serving with programs from the Serve Guam! Commission are supporting the American Red Cross and FEMA with damage assessments following Typhoon Dolphin's impact on Guam Friday May 15th, bringing heavy rain and winds of more than 100 miles per hour. 

FEMA Corps, a unit of AmeriCorps NCCC, has AmeriCorps members supporting Incident Management Assistance Teams on Guam and a team at FEMA Region 9 supporting the Regional Response Coordination Center.

Serve Guam! AmeriCorps Alums are supporting the local governments with volunteer hour documentation. 

Additional national service resources are on standby should a request be made for more support.

Severe Weather and Tornadoes

-- Van, TX

AmeriCorps members from Texas Conservation Corps have set up a Volunteer Reception Center following severe weather and tornadoes that struck Van, Texas on May 11. So far they have registered 600 volunteers.  AmeriCorps is coordinating with VOAD partners Samaritan's Purse, Texas Baptist Men, Southern Baptist Convention, Team Rubicon, Operation Blessing, and Seventh Day Adventists to record volunteer hours, dispatch work orders, staff the Volunteer Reception Center (VRC), and run volunteer field operations.

The VRC is located in the Van High School Stadium parking lot, located on the north side of highway 110.  The VRC will be open daily 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. every day.

In addition, homeowners in need of recovery assistance can visit the Multi-Agency Resources Center (MARC) to fill out a homeowner intake form. The VRC will then connect homeowners with volunteer support. 

Emergency Management Officials request that all volunteers register with the VRC or volunteer agencies. Organizations looking to partner or coordinate should email vanresponseVRC@gmail.com.

For additional information, please visit volunteertx.org or dial 211.

-- Bridge Creek, OK

An AmeriCorps team is  supporting the American Red Cross with disaster assessment and logistics following severe weather and tornadoes from severe weather and tornadoes on May 6 across the Bridge Creek area of Oklahoma as well as Oklahoma County.

Members partnered with ARC volunteers to perform damage assessments on homes throughout the Oklahoma City metro area, supporting the Multi Agency Resource Center (MARC) with data entry from the damage assessments and creating maps for the ARC database. They are also supporting MARC with direct survivor assistance – assisting them with checking in and paperwork. In addition, AmeriCorps is also supporting ARC Logistics working with supplies and warehousing, over the weekend these members supported tracking and sorting of tarps, work gloves, and other needed supplies.

-- Delmont, SD

Following severe weather and tornadoes in Delmont, SD on May 10, local AmeriCorps members have provided support to response efforts. CNCS has been coordinating with VOAD partner NECHAMA and state commission Serve South Dakota to provide additional support as necessary. 

May 19, 2015

• Typhoon Dolphin: Guam
• Severe Weather and Tornadoes
• -- Van, TX
• -- Bridge Creek, OK
• -- Delmont, SD
• FEMA National Planning Frameworks Webinar
• Resources

FEMA National Planning Frameworks Webinar

FEMA is hosting a series engagement webinars to discuss the update of the National Planning Frameworks. All webinars are open to the whole community, which encompasses individuals (including those with disabilities and others with access and functional needs), businesses and nonprofits, faith-based and community groups, schools, and all levels of government.

Upcoming Dates

• Wednesday, May 20,
  11 a.m. ET
• Wednesday, May 27,
  12 p.m. ET
• Thursday, May 28,
  10:30 a.m. ET

Because each hour-long webinar will cover the same information, please choose the session most convenient for you. Advance registration on a first-come, first-serve basis is required due to space limitations. Register now!

If you require accommodations to participate in these events, please provide details in the Disability Related Accommodations field on the registration page or contact FEMA at PPD8-Engagement@fema.dhs.gov.

Resources

New Disaster Events

For information on new disaster events, please visit FEMA’s daily situation report.

CNCS Disaster Services Knowledge Network
This online network provides a place to share what works at the intersection of disaster services and national service.

Disaster Preparedness
To learn more about how to prepare your family and community, please visit Ready.gov. 

Disaster Distress Helpline:
1-800-985-5990

The Disaster Distress Helpline provides 24/7, year-round crisis counseling and support. The Helpline is staffed by trained counselors from a network of crisis call centers located across the United States, all of whom provide:

• Crisis counseling for those who are in emotional distress related to any natural or human-caused disaster
• Information on how to recognize distress and its effects on individuals and families
• Tips for healthy coping
• Disaster-specific resources and referral information.