[CINC] Considerations for Volunteers During Emergency Incidents

[Shauna Bingham]

*Considerations for Volunteers during Emergency Incidents*
 
Please be careful when you are involved, or exposed to, an emergency 
medical or search and rescue related incident in the park and 
sanctuary.Respond within the scope of your responsibilities and duties 
only as park and/ or sanctuary volunteer.
 
As a volunteer you are not responsible to manage, coordinate, or 
 participate in these incidents. Also, be careful to not comment in any 
official capacity as a park or sanctuary volunteer regarding any 
incidents. Additionally, be careful not to use park or sanctuary related 
resources such as the RAIN list- serve to comment on any incidents.
 
Any media related inquiries for the park should be directed to the park 
Public Information Officer, Yvonne Menard at (805) 658-5725 or 
Yvonne_menard at nps.gov <mailto:Yvonne_menard at nps.gov>. For the sanctuary, 
they should be directed to Shauna Bingham at (805) 382-6149 x102 or 
Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov <mailto:Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov>.
 
Your position as a volunteer naturalist does not require any training in 
emergency medical response. If, as a private citizen, you have been 
trained in CPR/First aid, you can become involved in a response while 
working in your naturalist position as long as you respond within the 
scope of your training. If you have no emergency medical response 
training, your role is only to assist the people in charge of responding 
to the incident. You may assist in non medical aspects such as radio 
communications or gear handling as directed by the ranger on scene.
 
We will be putting together a list of where the equipment is located on 
each island and how to access them. It is your responsibility to stay 
familiarized on a regular basis with the equipment location. If you are 
unsure please contact the island ranger and they will walk you through 
the EMS equipment cache.
 
The park and sanctuary both advocate that volunteers become trained in 
first aid and CPR. However, it is currently your responsibility to seek 
that training and, as mentioned above, it is not a requirement to 
perform your duties as a volunteer. We will continue to provide annual 
training in emergency situations. Dr. Chuck Rennie, Medical Advisor to 
the Channel Islands National Park,  will be putting together a talk in 
the near future about how to deal with medical emergencies at the islands.

-- 
Shauna Bingham 
Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator
NOAA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
3600 S. Harbor Blvd. #111
Oxnard, CA 93035
Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov
(805) 382-6149 ext. 102
Fax (805) 382-9791
http://channelislands.noaa.gov

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