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Department of Health Services

Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)

Volunteering in a Disaster

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Register as a California Disaster Service Worker

Are you a licensed health professional – Nurse, Doctor, EMT/ Paramedic, Behavioral Health, Pharmacist – who can provide medical-health services to those impacted by a disaster?

Register as a California disaster service worker healthcarevolunteers.ca.gov.

Call (707) 565-4496 for info and to schedule orientation and swearing in.

Other Volunteer Opportunities

American Red Cross logoAmerican Red Cross (ARC)

Do you want to help provide client-facing mass care, logistics, and recovery work? Red Cross connects volunteers with just-in-time disaster training and gets you on the front lines to help, fast.

Go to Red Cross Become a Volunteer site

A local Volunteer Intake Center may be established depending on the size and scale of the disaster.

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Center for Volunteer Nonprofit Leadership

CVNL coordinates spontaneous volunteers during a disaster. Are you interested in joining us helping others in times of need? Help us in a coordinated response to help others.

Go to CVNL website