The Salvation Army Midland Division

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The Salvation ArmyMidland Division

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  Army.

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• Emergency Disaster Services

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• The Salvation Army
• Midland Division
• Emergency Disaster Services
• 3 year plan

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EDS History

• EDS Services are changing
• 9-11, terrorism, Pandemic Flu etc.
• Disaster Services have expanded beyond a cup of
  cold water or hot coffee
• As the types of disasters change
• so does our response
• EDS work is becoming more comprehensive,
  at a higher standard
• More is expected of us now!

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The more we do, the more that is expected!
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• The more expected,
• the more prepared we must be!

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• Therefore..

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Disaster Services areas of focus

• Procedures
• Volunteers
• Resources

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EDS- focus service areas

• DHQ
• St. Louis
• Region
• Divisional Corps
• Service Extension

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Phase 1
Procedures Volunteers Resources
Phase 2
Phase 3
Phase 4
Phase 5
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Procedures

• Divisional Disaster Services Structure
• EDS Response to Disasters
• Statistics Reporting
• Dissemination of Information

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Volunteers

• EDS Volunteer Database
• Develop new Volunteers
• National Disaster Training Program

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National Emergency Disaster Training Program

• Introductory Training Courses
• Introduction to The Salvation Army Emergency
  Disaster Services
• Disaster Food Service Handling and Delivery
• Preparing Your Congregation for Disaster
• Intermediate Training Courses
• 1. Disaster Communications
• 2. Disaster Social Services
• 3. Disaster Preparedness and Response to a Human
  Made Event
• 4. Disaster Response and Recovery Assessment
• 5. Food Service Supervision and Operations
• 6. Government and External Liaison
• 7. Incident Command System
• 8. In-kind, Warehouse, and Distribution Center
  Management
• 9. Public Information Officer
• 10. Shelter Operations and Management
• 11. Volunteer Management

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Resources

• Equipment
• EDS Garage
• Communication
• Funding

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Emergency Disaster Services

• The Salvation Army
• Midland Division
• 3 year plan