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| Constance Howard |
AmeriCorps VISTA member, Constance
Howard, serving with the Yavapai County Medical Reserve Corps (MRC), had
the opportunity to participate in the Yavapai County Public Health
Emergency Response protocol during the Gladiator Fire, which affected
the Crown King community and as of June 13, 2012 was completely
contained. Constance assisted in the
alerting/recruitment of 4 Registered Nurses to help at the American Red
Cross (ARC) shelter as on-call night shift attendants and 12 non-medical
MRC volunteers with phone bank experience in case the need for urgent
status updates and donations arose. Constance says, "this was my first experience in a local emergency response situation.
It was amazing to see how quickly and efficiently county services came
together and the eagerness of volunteers to help the families affected
by the fire."
The ARC shelter
assisted a small number of families and a few animals, through services
provided by the Animal Disaster Services, during the weeks of the
Gladiator Fire. MRC volunteers are trained to assist the ARC shelters
and are put on alert/stand-by to help out with various response requests
during large scale emergencies.
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