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Sedgwick County Emergency Management
Volunteer Services
The Department of Emergency
Management combines the efforts of a small office staff and volunteers in
five different groups, each providing various services to the community.
The five volunteer groups spend hundreds of hours each year training for
and responding to emergency and disaster situations. They provide
assistance to emergency services providers in various cities within
Sedgwick County, as well as the county itself, in several vital areas.
They also assist in other community activities.
Wichita/Sedgwick County Fire Reserves is a team trained in fire
fighting, tornado spotting, radio communication, and light rescue.
Radio Amateur Civil
Emergency Service (RACES) is a team trained in tornado spotting and
licensed amateur (HAM) radio communications. They also assist in the
Emergency Operations Center during emergency activations.
The Emergency Support Team
(TEST) is a team trained in providing area lighting, rehabilitation of
emergency workers, tornado spotting, light rescue, radio communications,
heavy winch operations, and transport of personnel in severe weather.
K-9
Search Team
The Sedgwick County Emergency Management's K-9 Search Team's (SCEMK9)
mission is to assist area Law Enforcement and Rescue Agencies in
locating lost or missing persons, live or deceased, with the use of
trained and certified search dogs. We respond at no charge to the
victim's families or the requesting agency. SCEMK9 believes Search Dogs
should be utilized as a First Responder and not a Last Resort.
Viola Fire Department (VFD)
is trained in fire fighting, light rescue, tornado spotting, and radio
communication.
How Can I Get Involved?
If you or someone you know
would be interested in becoming involved with one of these volunteer
groups, contact the Emergency Management office at 660-5959, Monday
through Friday, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. We will be glad to assist in
finding the group right for you.
Volunteer Application
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How Can I Access These Services?
You can access the services
of the Emergency Management staff and volunteers during times of emergency
or under normal conditions.
In an EMERGENCY, you may
call 911; let them know what you need. They will contact Emergency
Management personnel to provide the necessary services.
Under NORMAL CONDITIONS, you
may call the office at 660-5959, Monday through Friday, between 8 a.m. and
5 p.m. We will be glad to assist you.
Sedgwick County Department
of Emergency Management provides programs which are accessible to the
public without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religious
or political affiliations, disability, or status as a disabled or
Vietnam-era veteran.
©, Copyright, 2002 Sedgwick County Emergency Management.
last update:
06/11/08
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