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Published 8/3/25 8:00PM

We need your help in & around Kirksville, MO! - Become a Red Cross Disaster Responder!

On-site, Volunteer must be in or near Kirksville, MO
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  • Details

    Commitment Details:
    Choose your on-call schedule
    Recurrence:
    Recurring
    Volunteers Needed:
    6
    Cause Areas:
    Community Development, Disaster Relief, Volunteering
    Good For:
    Age 55+
    Participation Requirements:
    Driver’s License, Background Check, Attend Orientation
    Age Requirement:
    18+
    Other Requirements:
    Online training and will work with the Disaster Specialist in the area.

    Description

    We need your help in & around Kirksville, MO! - Become a Red Cross Disaster Responder!

    Be the best part of someone's worst day! If you'd like to learn cutting-edge training and be the face of the Red Cross in your areas, then this position is for you! You must have transportation, be comfortable learning online and have a telephone.

    Respond on-scene with other Red Cross volunteers to house fires (or other local disasters) to provide resources, comfort, and hope to the family members who have been affected. All training is done online and must be comfortable with learning online, have a computer and a telephone.

    Requirements

    • 18 years or older
    • Valid United States driver’s license
    • Safe driving record
    • Training provided both online courses and hands-on with experienced volunteers​​​​​​​
    • Online application (see below for instructions)
    • Weekdays and weekends available - fires do not tell time
    • Choose when you are available to be on call

    What Our Volunteers Are Saying

    • "Being able to help someone in one of their greatest times of need is a feeling like no other" ~Charlie V.
    • "I may not have money to give, but I have time." ~Taylor W.
    • "It’s a wonderful feeling being able to help someone affected by a house fire, who literally, may only have the clothes on their back." ~Julie M.

    How to get started

    Watch our video to learn more: Disaster Action Team Members

    Location

    On-site
    315 S. Franklin Street, Kirksville, Missouri, US

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