Basic Requirements to become
an ESS Volunteer
Transportation
As emergencies can happen at any time of day or night, ESS volunteers must have their
own transport so that they can attend where needed.
Attendance at Training
Volunteers must be willing to attend meetings and training in a variety of areas of service
to insure that we can provide the necessary assistance to evacuees.
Have a phone and preferably email
This is needed so that the Volunteer Coordinator or ESS Director can easily contact
volunteers and update them on initiatives and training.
Personal attributes
ESS Volunteers should be flexible, responsible, accountable and physically and emotional
capable of handling the demands placed on them during emergencies. The Provincial
Emergency Program, of which ESS is a part, uses an Incident Command process to
communicate, allocate resources and make decisions. All volunteers need to be
comfortable working under this structure which is critical to efficient operations during
emergencies.
The ESS Team meets monthly (September–June) on the 3rd Thursday of
the month at 7pm.
The meetings are held at the Kelowna Fire Hall #1, Enterprise Way.
All members of the ESS team are encouraged to take the various training courses
available. When an event occurs, our trained members take the lead in offering help to
their communities. Training is offered on-line, and in classroom settings.
Are you Interested?
To learn more
250-215-1789
please
contact
the
ESS
Director
at
[email protected]
or
call