Date/Time
Date(s) - 05/20/2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
SAN DIEGO VOAD GENERAL MEETING
TUESDAY, May 20th, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.
This month’s meeting is planned to be hosted on Zoom.
Meeting Agenda
1) Welcome
2) Government Agency Updates
- FEMA
- Cal OES
- County of San Diego
- Municipalities & other entities
4) SD Flood Report-Out, LA Fires Update, and any earthquake follow-up
5) Partner Agency Introductions & Updates
6) Adjournment
TRAINING OPPORTUNITY: L0490 Voluntary Agency Coordination in Disasters
Course Dates: June 16-19, 2025
Course Length: This course is 4 days in length.
Location: Clark County Fire Station 18 575 E. Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89119
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to prepare students to coordinate community and voluntary disaster resources; develop and maintain partnerships; establish and maintain communications with partners, the public, and the media, and share information and resources to maximize services to disaster survivors.
Course Objectives:
• Coordinate community and voluntary disaster resources before, during, and after disasters • Develop and maintain partnerships • Establish and maintain communications with partners, the public, and the media before, during, and after disasters. • Share information and resources to maximize services to disaster survivors.
Recommended Courses:
o IS100.c: Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100 o IS700.b: An Introduction to the National Incident Management System o IS0289: Voluntary Agency Liaison (VAL) Overview o IS0244.b: Developing and Managing Volunteers o IS0029.a: Public Information Officer Awareness o IS0201: Forms Used for the Development of the Incident Action Plan o E/G0489: Management of Spontaneous Volunteers
Continuing Education Units (CEUs): EMI awards 2.6 CEUs for completion of this course.
Target Audience:
The primary audience for this course includes those who coordinate with voluntary agencies, donors, and private sector partners at the State/Local/Tribal/Territorial (SLTT) level within the National Incident Management System (NIMS) Incident Command structure. These include: • SLTT Voluntary Agency Liaisons (VALs) • Mass Care Planners • Volunteer/Donation Coordinators • State Service Commissions Secondary audiences for the course include: • Private Sector Partners • SLTT Private Sector Liaisons • SLTT Preparedness/Resiliency Coordinators • FEMA VALs • Emergency Managers (all levels) • Incident Management Teams/Incident Support Teams • Local Community Organizations Active in a Disaster/Voluntary Organizations Active in a Disaster (VOAD) Members • Faith-based Organization Representatives • State Emergency Management Planners • FEMA and State Exercise Planners • SLTT Social Service/Family Service Agency
To Apply: Participants must apply using the National Emergency Training Center (NETC) Online Admissions System to gain access to the course. Before applying through the NETC Online Admissions System, a valid FEMA Student Identification Number (SID) is required. Apply for a FEMA SID or find a forgotten FEMA SID. Access the NETC Online Admissions System https://training.fema.gov/
Future meeting dates and planned locations to be announced in an upcoming email.
SD VOAD scheduled monthly Zoom meetings.
If you would like to join us on Zoom, use the form below to ask permission.
