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Greater Houston Area Red Cross
2700 Southwest Freeway, Houston, TX 77098 | (713) 526-8300 | (866) 526-8300
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Disaster Services Classes
Disaster training is offered every other month through 4-day mini-institutes at the Greater Houston Area Red Cross Chapter Headquarters at 2700 Southwest Freeway, Houston. Disaster classes are also offered at various other times, both at Chapter Headquarters and at the Houston area branch offices. In addition, some disaster classes may be taken as online self-study courses.
The online course Introduction to Disaster Services and the instructor-led course Fulfilling Our Mission should be your first Red Cross disaster classes. You may click on the link to take Introduction to Disaster Services, but for other disaster courses you must register through the Red Cross Learning Management System -- explained later on this page.
Click here to see the 2010 Disaster Training Schedule for Chapter Headquarters.
Note: ERVs: Ready, Set, Roll! is now being taught as a 1-day, full-day course. The class is designed to prepare volunteers and employees of the Red Cross to safely and effectively use the Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) and its equipment to meet feeding and other service needs of people affected by disaster. Half of the course is in the classroom, with the second half involving hands-on-learning as well as a road test. Prerequisites: Fulfilling Our Mission, Mass Care Overview,and additional documentation. For more information regarding required documentation, please call Kimberly Patel, Assistant Disaster Director, at 713-313-1638 or email her at information@ghac.org .
Both of the Disaster Public Affairs Classes are being offered in September -- Local on the 1st and National on the 2nd. You must submit a completed 5898H form well before the classes begin. For more information, contact distraining@ghac.org.
August Disaster Training at the Southwest Area Branch in Rosenberg (You must register in advance by calling 281-342-9480 or emailing information@ghac.org )
Fulfilling Our Mission-- Thursday, August 5 -- 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Mass Care Overview -- Thursday, August 12 -- 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m
Client Casework -- Thursday, August 19 -- 8:30 a.m - 5:00 p.m.
Shelter Operations -- Thursday, August 26 -- 9:00 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Special Technology Training Opportunities in 2010
Special classes will be offered throughout the year for those interested in helping with technology services of various sorts.
*** For information about Disaster Services Technology (DST) classes, click here.
*** For information about classes that teach about Emergency Communications Response Vehicle (ECRV) Operator training, click here.
*** For information about ECHO and American Red Cross amateur radio classes, click here.
You must complete Volunteer Orientation, Introduction to Disaster Services, and Fulfilling Our Mission before enrolling in any of the DST or ECRV courses. Use the links to get information about how to enroll. Enrollment is now available through LMS for July and September DST classes. For more information contact distraining@ghac.org.
September 2010 Mini-Institute at Chapter Headquarters, 2700 Southwest Freeway
Thursday, September 9
8:30 a.m. -- Disaster Fundraising (all day)
6:00 p.m. -- Fulfilling Our Mission -- 3 hours -- the first disaster training course, a prerequisite for all other disaster classes.
Friday, September 10
8:30 a.m. -- In-Kind Donations (all day)
8:30 a.m. -- Mass Care Overview (3 hours)
1: 00 p.m. -- Disaster Assessment Basics (3 hours)
Saturday, September 11
8:30 a.m. -- Client Casework: Providing Emergency Assistance (all day)
8:30 a.m. -- Disaster Frontline Supervisor (3 hours)
8:30 a.m. -- ERVS: Ready, Set, Roll! (3 hours)
1:00 p.m. -- Disaster Frontline Supervisor Simulation (3 hours)
1:00 -- Psychological First Aid
The American Red Cross Learning Management System (LMS)
Accessing the LMS from any computer with an Internet connection allows you to register for and complete online self-study courses at your own pace. You may also register for instructor-led courses through the LMS, and the system allows you to keep track of your learning history too. If you have taken any Red Cross class in the Houston area within the past year or so, you probably have an LMS account.
Accessing LMS
The Volunteer Disaster Training Coordinator at distraining@ghac.org will create an account for you and give you your ID and password. You will need to send the name you plan to use for all your Red Cross records, your email address, and your regular mail address. LMS communicates through email and identifies you by both your name and your address, so it’s particularly important to put that information into your account. The system is switching over to a new software platform in July. More information will be available after that happens.
For More Information
Please email us at distraining@ghac.org if you have any questions about Houston Red Cross Disaster Training that aren’t answered here.
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