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The topic drifted a bit. My 2 cents, do not show up as an unaffiliated volunteer. Despite the dozens of great success stories about spontaneous volunteers, there are hundreds more that did not go as well.
Pay your dues. Get some experience. Take some classes. NASAR, ( http://www.nasar.org/ )NDMS, ( http://teams.hhs.gov/conference/ ) WMS, (http://www.wms.org/ )and a dozen other organizations have conferences every year. Join us in Belize for one of our Remote Medical or Rescue courses. (Outworldrescue.com) or take a class with Rescue 3.
Become proficient at improvisation. Become comfortable in crappy environments and develop a sense of humor, self sufficency and the ability to be a team member. This all comes from experience.
Every year hundreds of well intentioned medical professionals show up at disasters with the belief that their 'good intentions' count for something, will keep them safe and allow them to make good decisions. There is a reason that the saying about the 'Road to Hell" has been around for a long time. Take some rescue classes, become a good wilderness cook, learn how to route find, pitch a tent, change a tire, run a chain saw, prepare safe drinking water, sleep on the ground, develop 'great' communication skills....the list goes on. THEN, feel free to show up unaffiliated..
The topic drifted a bit. My 2 cents, do not show up as an unaffiliated volunteer. Despite the dozens of great success stories about spontaneous volunteers, there are hundreds more that did not go as well.
Pay your dues. Get some experience. Take some classes. NASAR, ( http://www.nasar.org/ )NDMS, ( http://teams.hhs.gov/conference/ ) WMS, (http://www.wms.org/ )and a dozen other organizations have conferences every year. Join us in Belize for one of our Remote Medical or Rescue courses. (Outworldrescue.com) or take a class with Rescue 3.
Become proficient at improvisation. Become comfortable in crappy environments and develop a sense of humor, self sufficency and the ability to be a team member. This all comes from experience.
Every year hundreds of well intentioned medical professionals show up at disasters with the belief that their 'good intentions' count for something, will keep them safe and allow them to make good decisions. There is a reason that the saying about the 'Road to Hell" has been around for a long time. Take some rescue classes, become a good wilderness cook, learn how to route find, pitch a tent, change a tire, run a chain saw, prepare safe drinking water, sleep on the ground, develop 'great' communication skills....the list goes on. THEN, feel free to show up unaffiliated..