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According to the
National Fire Protection Association, 71 percent of firefighters
in the United States are volunteers. This section of the website is
dedicated to the thousands of volunteers — firefighters and others —
throughout West Virginia, and particularly in the Mid-Ohio Valley
Region, who are dedicated to Emergency Preparedness and Disaster
Response.
Click here for a list of more than 40 non-firefighter volunteer
preparedness and response organizations within 50 miles of Wood
County.
Your First Responders
In this section we provide information
about the “First Responder” community in the Mid-Ohio Valley: who they
are, where they are, how to contact them, and their activities.
Mid-Ohio Valley Regional CERT
The
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program educates people about
disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and
trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety,
light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical
operations.
Get
Involved
Some of the
local Citizen Corps Councils, Citizen Corps partner programs, and
other emergency response volunteer organizations within 50 miles of
Parkersburg. Click on a Council or partner program for information on
how to get involved!
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