The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.

Provides volunteer opportunities for emergency and disaster response.

Perry County CERT is a group of trained individuals that are prepared to respond to both natural and man-made disasters. CERT educates the community about disaster preparedness CERT is a 20 hour course designed to teach citizens how to take care of themselves and their neighbors for 72 hours (3 days). Teaches basic first aid, fire suppression, search and rescue, and preparedness. With this course, citizens can be part of the County Team to help people after disasters and assist emergency responders.

CERT is a group that is organized and receives special training that enhances their ability to prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate against a major emergency or disaster situation. CERT educates the community about disaster preparedness and offers training courses that focus on disaster preparedness, fire suppression, medical operations, search and rescue, disaster psychology, and team organization.

The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is a national network of volunteers, organized locally to improve the health and safety of their communities. MRC volunteers include medical and public health professionals, as well as other community members without healthcare backgrounds. MRC units engage these volunteers to strengthen public health, improve emergency response capabilities and build community resiliency. They prepare for and respond to natural disasters, such as wildfires, hurricanes, tornados, blizzards, and floods, as well as other emergencies affecting public health, such as disease outbreaks.

CERT is a group that is organized and receives special training that enhances their ability to prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate against a major emergency or disaster situation. CERT educates the community about disaster preparedness and offers an 8 week training course, coordinated through the Washington County Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), that focuses on disaster preparedness, fire suppression, medical operations, search and rescue, disaster psychology, and team organization.

Provides disaster response coordination and disaster preparedness training in the state of Ohio and surrounding areas.

The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is a national network of volunteers, organized locally to improve the health and safety of their communities. MRC volunteers include medical and public health professionals, as well as other community members without healthcare backgrounds. MRC units engage these volunteers to strengthen public health, improve emergency response capabilities and build community resiliency. They prepare for and respond to natural disasters, such as wildfires, hurricanes, tornados, blizzards, and floods, as well as other emergencies affecting public health, such as disease outbreaks.

The Office of Emergency Management offers disaster related volunteer preparedness volunteer opportunities.

Red Cross works to recruit, prepare, mobilize and/or coordinate the activities of local citizens who are willing to volunteer and help their communities in local emergencies or times of widespread disaster.

Red Cross works to recruit, prepare, mobilize and/or coordinate the activities of local citizens who are willing to volunteer and help their communities in local emergencies or times of widespread disaster.

Provides disaster response coordination and disaster preparedness training in the state of Ohio and surrounding areas.

Provides a 24-hour informational hotline featuring recorded messages which address the community's concerns about local or national disasters. Options are given on how to obtain information on how households and businesses can protect themselves against known disaster issues and on how to get specific questions answered by appropriate agency personnel.

Emergency disaster mobile canteens respond to local emergencies and calls from fire, police, disaster, civil defense and other groups.

Perry County CERT is a group of trained individuals that are prepared to respond to both natural and man-made disasters. CERT educates the community about disaster preparedness CERT is a 20 hour course designed to teach citizens how to take care of themselves and their neighbors for 72 hours (3 days). Teaches basic first aid, fire suppression, search and rescue, and preparedness. With this course, citizens can be part of the County Team to help people after disasters and assist emergency responders.

Knox County EMA hosts free Community Emergency Response Team training classes. The training promotes a partnering effort between emergency services and the people that they serve. The goal is fto train members of neighborhoods, community organizations, or workplaces in basic response skills. CERT members are then integrated into the emergency response capability for their area. If a disastrous event overwhelms or delays the community’s professional response, CERT members can assist others by applying the basic response and organizational skills that they learned during training. These skills can help save and sustain lives following a disaster until help arrives.

Provides immediate disaster relief to those effected by fire, flood or other disaster. If interested in volunteering, please contact chapter for application.

Provides weather forecasting and advisories for Ashland, Huron and Richland counties. Also provides SKYWARN storm stopper training for area volunteers.

Knox County CERT is a group of trained individuals that are prepared to respond to both natural and man-made disasters. CERT educates the community about disaster preparedness and offers an 8 week training course, coordinated through the Knox County Citizen Corps Council, that focuses on disaster preparedness, fire suppression, medical operations, search and rescue, disaster psychology, and team organization.

Red Cross works to recruit, prepare, mobilize and/or coordinate the activities of local citizens who are willing to volunteer and help their communities in local emergencies or times of widespread disaster.

Licking County CERT is a group of 30+ trained individuals that are prepared to respond to both natural and man-made disasters. CERT educates the community about disaster preparedness and offers an 8 week training course that focuses on disaster preparedness, fire suppression, medical operations, search and rescue, disaster psychology, and team organization.