Emergency Disaster Service Workers (EDS)
Never Miss a Chance to Do the Most Good
Please enter your name, email and zip code below to sign up!
Never Miss a Chance to Do the Most Good
Please enter your name, email and zip code below to sign up!
The Salvation Army is only able to carry out its mission with the support of volunteers. From cooking and serving meals to first responders to providing disaster social services to people experiencing debilitating losses from a disaster, there are a variety of roles that our volunteers may be able to serve in. To ensure that we are upholding our mission and providing our volunteers and clients with a safe environment, we have policies that require all EDS volunteers to be trained and background checked. If you would like to become a Salvation Army EDS volunteer, please go through the following steps:
Register as a new volunteer, take the free online "Introduction to Emergency Disaster Services" course on that website, and print and fill out this packet and return via email it to Carmen, or return it via email to Ian Anderson: ian.anderson@usw.salvationarmy.org, or mail it to our divisional headquarters at 1370 Pennsylvania St, Denver, CO 80203.
For any questions on registering as a Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services Volunteer, please contact Ian Anderson at (303) 860-5430 or via email at ian.anderson@usw.salvationarmy.org.
Utah - Northern Utah Regional Training
Audience: General Volunteers, Corps, Service Extension
Course(s): TSA Intro, Feeding Operations Overview, Leadership/Admin Overview
Location: Salt Lake City Corps Community Center - TBC
Montana - Montana Statewide Training (IM/NW Divisions)
Audience: General Volunteers, Corps, Service Extension
Course(s): TSA Intro, Feeding Operations Overview, Leadership/Admin Overview
TSA Emergency Services Summit
Location: Bozeman Corps Community Center
Utah - Southern Utah Regional Training
Audience: General Volunteers, Corps, Service Extension
Course(s): TSA Intro, Feeding Operations Overview, Leadership/Admin Overview
Location: St. George Outpost Community Center - TBC
Colorado - Southwestern Colorado Regional Training
Audience: General Volunteers, Service Extension
Course(s): TSA Intro, Feeding Operations Overview, Leadership/Admin Overview
Location: Cortez SE - TBC
Colorado - Southeastern Colorado Regional Training
Audience: General Volunteers, Service Extension
Course(s): TSA Intro, Feeding Operations Overview, Leadership/Admin Overview
Location: Baca County TSA SE Thrift Store - TBC
Colorado - Western Colorado Regional Training
Audience: General Volunteers, Corps, Service Extension
Course(s): TSA Intro, Feeding Operations Overview, Leadership/Admin Overview
Date: Aug 25 - TBC
Location: Grand Junction Corps Community Center - TBC
Colorado - Northern Colorado Regional Training
Audience: General Volunteers, Corps, Service Extension
Course(s): TSA Intro / Feeding Operations Overview
Location: Fort Collins Corps Community Center
ESV - Drivers
EDS – Emotional and Spiritual Care Team
EDS – SATERN
• TSA Intro Course / Required / Offered quarterly
• TSA Food Handling / Required / Offered quarterly
• FEMA ICS 100.b – Introduction to ICS / Required / Online
• FEMA ICS 700.a – National Incident Management System (NIMS) / Required / Online
• CPR-MFA / Optional / Offered quarterly
• EDS Trainings / Required
• TSA Canteen Driver Training / Required / Offered twice a year
• Fork Lift Certifications / Required / Offered twice a year
• CPR-MFA / Required / Offered quarterly
• EDS Trainings/Required
• Mental Health First Aid / Recommended / Offered twice a year, and as needed
• TSA Psychological First Aid / Required / Offered twice a year, and as needed
• EDS Trainings/Required
• HAM Radio License / Required / Training offered twice a year
• Additional radio courses