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Rockdale Emergency Management outlines Volunteer Management Plan for disasters
Summary
Director Webb presented Rockdale County's Volunteer Management Plan describing volunteer intake, CERT training pathways, role assignment in large-scale incidents, and a phone number for people who want to sign up.
Director Webb of Rockdale County’s Emergency Management Agency presented the county’s Volunteer Management Plan during the March 24 meeting, outlining how the county would register, train and assign volunteers during large-scale incidents.
Webb said the plan creates a centralized location to account for volunteers from internal county departments and outside organizations, confirm training and qualifications, and assign volunteers to specific, supervised tasks (for example, damage assessment, debris management or warming-center operations). Webb noted the plan relies on Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) basic training as a pathway into the volunteer pool.
Webb invited churches, nonprofits and residents to volunteer and provided a contact number for EMS: (770) 278-8405. The director said volunteers would be trained and deployed according to need, and that the plan emphasized accountability and safety.
No formal action other than inclusion of the Volunteer Management Plan on the consent slate was requested; staff said operational details would continue to be refined and volunteers can enroll through the Emergency Management Agency.
