Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters Question 3

[James Shaw]

Whose leadership model provides the activity/participation structure needed for VOADS best? Integration and working relationships with other organizations is key, is the programs structure defined well enough to support their missions?

[NIN]

Me thinks you also need an option "Do not have any experience with other organizations."  Becuase I can't tell you what leadership or recognition structures a state defense force or the Coast Guard Auxiliary has.

Asking CAP people to opine on the intricasies of other organizations _as_it_relates_to_VOAD_ is not going to get you actionable data about those other organizations.

[Dad Jokes]

20+ years in public safety and I've never heard VOADs.  CERT was where people that couldn't get on a volunteer FD went and were never requested for anything.  Reserve police officers had full powers, had take home cars, and did everything a merit officer could do and were under the same command structure.

[James Shaw]

Me thinks you also need an option "Do not have any experience with other organizations."  Becuase I can't tell you what leadership or recognition structures a state defense force or the Coast Guard Auxiliary has.

Asking CAP people to opine on the intricacies of other organizations _as_it_relates_to_VOAD_ is not going to get you actionable data about those other organizations.

I do have the option of "Do not have any experience with other VOADS" as these are the main ones I am focusing on. I do have a couple more questions. I appreciate the insight Darin.

[James Shaw]

20+ years in public safety and I've never heard VOADs.  CERT was where people that couldn't get on a volunteer FD went and were never requested for anything.  Reserve police officers had full powers, had take home cars, and did everything a merit officer could do and were under the same command structure.

VOADS has been around a long time and may have been called something different, but it is used in my classes a lot when describing these types of organizations. NVOAD.org is a website dedicated to matching people and disaster response organizations.