Just completed the training and background checks to become a volunteer for Red Cross shelters in the event of emergency events. Will get my ID and vest tomorrow. So now I am inserted into CERT and Red Cross for disaster stuff. Will I perform radio operations in these capacities? Time will tell ...
a nice little perk of being a Red Cross volunteer is that the fee for the training courses the Red Cross offers is waived (for example, the $37 fee for the online first aid course, as well as CPR and others) ... so far the local leadership I have met are decent people and I am looking fwd to interacting with them. Now I can mingle in local challenges that befall the lowcountry wearing either a CERT vest, or a Red Cross vest. Am hoping that will be rare
