Our office offers many opportunities to prepare for disaster and the long term recovery efforts that follow. Available courses can be found below, and may be scheduled for your local church and community. For more information, or to schedule a training, contact Scott Burdin.
UPCOMING TRAINING
Deadline to register: April 12
In order to receive an UMCOR ERT Badge, registrants must attend the following sessions and complete a background check. Once the background check is complete, registrants will receive a link to the training and instructions to obtain class materials.
Cost: $15
Basic
Training for anyone that has not previously attended a training OR it has been longer than 3 yrs since your last training.
Anyone whose badge expired in 2020 OR is due to expire any time before May of 2021.
Register Here →
This class will provide you with the Basic information you need about Early Response Teams.
Early Response Teams (ERTs) fill a specific need in the days after a disaster to clean out flood-damaged homes, remove debris, place tarps on homes, and otherwise help to prevent further damage, while providing a caring Christian presence.
ERTs are not a first-response group of emergency workers, nor are they recovery, rebuild, or repair teams. Under very specific guidelines, ERTs assist survivors, without causing further harm or being a burden to the affected community.
All ERT members are trained by authorized UMCOR trainers, and are given identification badges as evidence of successful completion of the basic class.
It is ideal for each church to have ERT trained volunteers who are able to respond to needs across the Conference. Under the UMCOR system, early responders cannot help unless they are trained.
Cost: $15
Basic
Training for anyone that has not previously attended a training OR it has been longer than 3 yrs since your last training.
- April 23, 3-5:30 p.m.
- April 24, 8:30-11 a.m.
- May 1, 8:30-11 a.m.
Anyone whose badge expired in 2020 OR is due to expire any time before May of 2021.
- April 23, 3-5:30 p.m.
- April 24, 8:30-11 a.m.
Register Here →
This class will provide you with the Basic information you need about Early Response Teams.
Early Response Teams (ERTs) fill a specific need in the days after a disaster to clean out flood-damaged homes, remove debris, place tarps on homes, and otherwise help to prevent further damage, while providing a caring Christian presence.
ERTs are not a first-response group of emergency workers, nor are they recovery, rebuild, or repair teams. Under very specific guidelines, ERTs assist survivors, without causing further harm or being a burden to the affected community.
All ERT members are trained by authorized UMCOR trainers, and are given identification badges as evidence of successful completion of the basic class.
It is ideal for each church to have ERT trained volunteers who are able to respond to needs across the Conference. Under the UMCOR system, early responders cannot help unless they are trained.
ERT Training
Early Response Teams (ERTs) fill a specific need in the early days after a disaster to help to prevent further damage, while providing a caring Christian presence.
ERTs are not a first-response group of emergency workers, nor are they recovery, rebuild, or repair teams. Under very specific guidelines, ERTs assist survivors, without causing further harm or being a burden to the affected community.
Come learn about where United Methodists are involved during a disaster, how do we get prepared for a disaster, what we can do when a disaster strikes. You will learn about the roles Early Response Teams plan in the early days after a disaster:
Early Response Teams (ERTs) fill a specific need in the early days after a disaster to help to prevent further damage, while providing a caring Christian presence.
ERTs are not a first-response group of emergency workers, nor are they recovery, rebuild, or repair teams. Under very specific guidelines, ERTs assist survivors, without causing further harm or being a burden to the affected community.
Come learn about where United Methodists are involved during a disaster, how do we get prepared for a disaster, what we can do when a disaster strikes. You will learn about the roles Early Response Teams plan in the early days after a disaster:
- Provide a Christian presence, be a part of the caring ministry of listening.
- Take steps to prevent further damage to a family’s personal property: tarps, flood clean-out, debris removal
- Help manage donated materials, gather information, or do other things needed in the community
- Observe survivor’s needs and report those to the local disaster operations
Already trained in ERT? How about a ERT200 class?
Subjects include:
- Leadership
- Safety
- Mucking out
- Tarping
- Spiritual Care