Volunteers are a crucial part of preparing citizens for emergencies or disasters and assisting them afterwards. Our non-profit and government organizations cannot adequately reduce suffering without your assistance. Along with the opportunity to assist others, you will also learn many valuable skills that will benefit you and your loved ones.

Please consider joining one of our local volunteer groups.

Search & Rescue - Spokane has a special page for our eleven teams at www.SpokanePrepares.org/SAR.

Bonner County Search & Rescue serving Bonner County in North Idaho

Amateur Radio Emergency Services, Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service ( ARES/RACES): Provides amateur radio communications during disasters, Parades, Fun runs.
Jack or Robert

H.E.A.R.T. (Humane Evacuation Animal Rescue Team):We are trained for the emergency medical care, evacuation, temporary shelter, and identification of pets during local and national emergencies. heartofthewest@yahoo.com

HOPE Animal-Assisted Crisis Response is a all-volunteer crisis response organization with specially trained and certified handler/canine teams that provide comfort to responders and victims.

The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC): active and retired volunteer medical workers that have been trained & credentialed to respond to a medical emergencies.

To participate in a selected group from above, please see our DEM Volunteer Policies. Please type your information online in the yellow highlighted fields, print, sign both pages of Spokane's Volunteer Application form, and give to your group leader with a copy of your driver's license for submittal to DEM.

For the groups below, please contact them directly.

Sheriff Community Oriented Policing Effort (S.C.O.P.E): Volunteers throughout Spokane County, with a common mission to provide a safe living environment for the community and to increase citizen awareness of, and involvement in, community-oriented services in partnership with the Spokane County Sheriff's Office.
Rick Scott , 477-3376

Spokane County Neighborhood Watch:Knowing your neighbors is one of the most effective and least costly ways to prevent crime and reduce fear. Neighborhood Watch fights the isolation that crime both creates and feeds upon. It forges bonds between residents, helps reduce burglaries and robberies and improves the relationship between law enforcement and the community it serves. An active Neighborhood Watch is an essential component in preparing your household and neighborhood in the case of a disaster.
Rick Scott , 477-3376

Spokane Community Oriented Policing Services (C.O.P.S.): assist the Spokane Police Department in providing services to the neighborhood for the betterment of the entire community.

American Red Cross in Spokane

spokaneredcross.org/

Civil Air Patrol in Idaho

Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD)