SEAONC/CalEMA Volunteer Reserve Corps Application

The primary purpose of the SEAONC/CalEMA Volunteer Reserve Corps email list is to determine, as quickly as possible, the number of Safety Assessment Engineers available to volunteer following a major earthquake in California, or elsewhere in the United States. The Reserve Corps list also serves as a means of communication between organizers and volunteers to discuss deployment issues such as transportation and lodging.
 
The Reserve Corps email list has replaced the antiquated phone tree due to its ability to instantly contact volunteers from a central pool of email addresses, without having to depend on multiple levels of volunteers to spread information through changing lists of phone numbers.
 
Upon receipt of a request for volunteers from CalEMA, the DES committee leadership will activate the Reserve Corps list, which will send an email to each registered Safety Assessment Engineer with details of the potential deployment.  Those available for deployment shall respond via phone or email as directed in the message, as soon as possible.  In addition to generating an email announcement, a notification will also be posted on the main SEAONC webpage for volunteers unable to check their email regularly.
 
Registered CalEMA Safety Assessment Engineers must be sure that they have a valid email address on file with SEAONC and with the DES committee, and to confirm that des@seaonc.org is added to any spam-blocking “white list” that may prevent delivery of Reserve Corps notification emails