Volunteer from Home - Duty Officer for the American Red Cross (Dispatcher)

The Duty officer is the first line of contact for First Responders. Police/Fire/Ambulance calls the Red Cross after a fire or flood and the Duty Officer is the one that receives the call, takes down all the pertinent information, and then calls the Disaster Action Team (DAT) team and relays the information (Example: Home fire at __ location, 4 Adults, 2 kids, a dog and a cat all need services). Calls are relayed from the Red Cross hotline to your personal cell phone. Duty Officers coordinate with our Disaster Action Team members to initialize an in-person disaster or emergency response and dispatch them to respond to various situations