Salt Lake City

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Salt Lake City Volunteers Partners in Disaster
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Purpose

• To inform volunteers of Salt Lake Citys plan to
  engage volunteers and volunteer organizations in
  the service of providing relief and assistance to
  Salt Lake City residents in times of disaster and
  emergency.

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Various pre-identified goods and services that
may be needed by Salt Lake City residents

• Communications
• Water/water purification
• Food/food preparation
• Shelter
• First aid
• Portable toilets/sanitation kits
• Psychological support

• Showers
• Debris removal and clearance
• Search and rescue
• Management of donated goods
• Recovery/rebuild assistance
• Animal Services

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Possible Volunteers

• Solicited/Trained
• This kind of volunteer will come primarily
  from volunteer organizations.

• Unsolicited/Untrained
• This kind of volunteer will show-up at a
  disaster site or will call the Salt Lake City
  Emergency Operations Center to offer help,
  without any previous training or tie to a
  volunteer organization.
• .

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Salt Lake City will engage unsolicited/untrained
volunteers through volunteer reception centers as
illustrated below

• Salt Lake City EOC Operations Group

Salt Lake City EOC Call Taker
VRC VRC VRC VRC VRC
VRC Site 1 Site 2 Site 3 Site 4
Site 5 Site 6
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Staging Collection Areas
Volunteer Reception Centers Golf Courses
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Level One Activation

• Lowest level activation
• Short duration
• No volunteer centers activated unless requested

• Examples of level one events
• Blizzards
• Minor Flooding
• Hat Mat events
• Searches

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Level One Centers

• Rose Park Golf
• Course
• 1386 North
• Redwood Road

Nibley Park Golf Course 2730 South 700 East
Plenty of parking, table chairs, small kitchens
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Level Two Activation

• Major events requiring on-going coordination
• Possible long duration possible 24 hour
  staffing
• Smaller volunteer reception centers may be
  activated

• Examples of level two activation
• Extended storm response
• Major flooding
• Major Haz Mat incident
• Major public health incident

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Level Two Centers

• Glendale Golf
• Course
• 1630 West 2100
• South

Bonneville Golf Course 954 Conner Street
Large grassy areas
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Level Three Activation

• Highest level of activation
• Long term duration 24 hour staffing
• All EOC staff activated
• Larger volunteer centers may be activated

• Examples of level three
• Activation
• Homeland security events
• Public health events
• Catastrophic events

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Level Three Centers
Forest Dale Golf Course 2375 South 900 East

• Wing Pointe Golf
• Course
• 3602 West
• 100 North

Easy accessibility, will not interfere with city
operations
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Alternate Volunteer Reception Centers

• Liberty Park - North Shelter
• Fairmont Park Cottage
• Park Building 1965 West 5th South
• Warehouse West side of I-215 5th South to store
  equipment
• Unity Center (when available)

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Donations Managementis Necessary

• Control the flow of goods and services to
  disaster area.
• Pre-designated area for trains, trucks other
  transporting vehicles.
• Send donated goods to victims who are in real
  need.

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Donations Management

• Donations managed by volunteer groups

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Become a Volunteer

• Get Trained
• Get Involved with your neighborhood preparedness
  program
• Get Involved with volunteer organizations