Following an incident or event, spontaneous volunteers often
show up at various locations offering their services. Though well intentioned, untrained volunteers
can often be a burden on relief operations, using up crucial resources and time
for training and management. However, a
trained volunteer can immediately help their community and citizens in an
effective manner.
The Division of Emergency Management Reserve Program is
NDEM’s primary trained volunteer program. Trained reservists can be assigned to support the Nevada Operations
Center (NVOC), field operations, Auxiliary Communications (Auxcomm) amateur
radio operator or as a deployed liaison officer to a local jurisdiction during
and after a major incident or event. Cross
training between different skills and positions is highly encouraged. Between incidents and events, Reserve
personnel have the opportunity to attend training classes and exercises to
improve their emergency management knowledge and skills.