HELP US

“We make a living by what we get, 

we make a life by what we give.” 

Winston Churchill

DONATIONS

We can always use your support and donations! Click the link to the left!  Thank you!

INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING US? or Joining our All Hazards Emergency Response Team!

Are you a "Leader" or do you have useful transferable skills?!

We are actively seeking operational and non-operational volunteers.

Please contact us (membership@ert-sar.com) if you would like to support, fundraise, do admin, or be operational especially if you have any professional emergency services background, are a registered professional titled medic (Doctor, Nurse, Paramedic), or a firefighter or have professional rescue qualifications or marine qualifications, etc. You can help us to help others. 

We will need out volunteers who deal with the vulnerable sector to provide a Vulnerable Sector Check as well as the standard 2 references and a background checks before they are operational. 

(Full members pay an annual membership fee.) 

OPERATIONAL MEMBERSHIP STANDARDS

NON OPERATIONAL MEMBERS (A SQUAD)

Admin, Fundraising, Advocates, Supporters, Organisers, Helpers, etc.


OPERATIONAL MEMBERS (B, C & D SQUAD)


 We don't deploy all the time but we need good people when we do. We train year around.


​​The nature of our Operations is that it is very gratifying to be able to help others but it is not for everyone. We will clarify some things here that will help you up front and guide you to your decision whether to apply to be an Operational Member.


EXCLUSIONS

From the get go - we can advise some exclusions.


​We unfortunately cannot accept applications from those already involved as a volunteer for other SAR/emergency response teams as we feel the commitment to more than one team is unfair and impractical. Members of other volunteer SAR Teams should not apply. 


We also find that it is a practical and operational benefit to not have heavy smokers and not have heavy drinkers in operational front line rescue and response work.  If you tend to get stressed easily or angry with people - we find that personality trait not conducive. If you cannot work outdoors in heat and cold, especially physical activities, then this may not be ideal for you.


We really appreciate everyone's interest in ERTSAR and we get some interesting applications from people in other countries or who are currently on charge for offences against the person or active volunteers with other teams or are very unfit, etc so we just need to be clear. You cannot be an operational member if that is the case.


There is no prerequisite to becoming a non operational member. You can always support that way and with donations! 

MEMBERSHIP

ALL MEMBERS: OPS & NON-OPS

ALL MEMBERS INCLUDING NON-UNIFORMED NON OPERATIONAL MEMBERS

OPERATIONAL MEMBERS  (as <- left plus)

OPERATIONAL MEMBERSARE UNIFORMED & FITNESS EVALUATED

OPERATIONAL NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

In general we have 4 "SQUADS". First A SQUAD which is a non operational group. These provide training, leadership, guidance, administration, fundraising, etc. Then "Operationally" everyone starts as a B SQUAD "ENGINEER". Then they often rapid train or transition to also be a "Specialist" or "Remote and International" Disaster Responder.

B SQUAD

SAR ENGINEERS

C SQUAD

SPECIALISTS

D SQUAD

INTERNATIONAL & REMOTE 

Local and National

After your onboarding and training you will be able to help support our work in local communities.

International Operations

For those who are interested, and with extra training and requirements, you may be able to deploy internationally.