Volunteering During a Disaster

If you're interested in volunteering to help others during a disaster, we encourage you to seek out opportunities with the organizations that support our communities. For more information, please reach out to these organizations to see if there are opportunities that will fit your skills:

• Clackamas County Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (CCVOAD)
• Member Organizations of the Oregon Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (OR VOAD)
• Clackamas County Amateur Radio Emergency Services (CARES)

Depending on where you live, there may also be opportunities for training and/or involvement in a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). We do not sponsor CERTs at the county level, but many agencies within the county offer CERT training. Each community will vary in the way they use their CERT in support of disaster preparedness, response and recovery. If you live within one of the following jurisdictions, please contact that agency directly for more information:

• Canby Fire District
• Clackamas Fire District #1 
  • Happy Valley/Boring/Damascus 
  • Milwaukie
  • Oak Lodge
  • Willamette Falls (Oregon City, Beavercreek) 
• Estacada Fire District
• Hoodland Fire District
• Lake Oswego Fire Department