Disaster Relief Training

Welcome to the NCBM Disaster Relief Training site. Following is some information to help you plan. Please check back periodically for updated information.

NCBM Disaster Relief Training is available to all believers who have a passion to serve others. Disaster response is a unique mission experience because of the sudden nature of the event, difficult conditions, and high expectations from other relief organizaitons and survivors. We often say that after your first response you will either love the relief ministry or hate it. We hope you desire to serve God in this type of ministry and that you apply that desire through NCBM Disaster Relief.

There are four (4) training categories: Basic, Crosstrainer, Recertification, and Advanced. Click on the category for details and registration.

	Basic: This training is the way you get your foot in the door of NCBM Disaster Relief. If you've never trained with us before, you're in the right place. It is a 2 day orientation to the Disaster Relief ministry which includes history, policies, procedures, and technical training in the field you choose. If you have trained in Basic but it was more than 5 years ago, you will need to take this course again. This category includes but is not limited to: Administration, Disaster Relief Chaplaincy, Communications, International Search and Rescue, Medical Reserve Corps, Temporary Childcare, Mass Feeding, Recovery, and Shower/Laundry.
	Crosstrainer: If you have trained with us before (hold a current (non-expired) NCBM DR photo id badge), then you can Crosstrain in another Basic class without going through the introductory material. This will save you some time and money. This category includes: Administration, Disaster Relief Chaplaincy, Communications, International Search and Rescue, Medical Reserve Corps, Temporary Childcare, Mass Feeding, Recovery, and Shower/Laundry.
	Recertification: For those who have an expired NCBM Disaster Relief photo id. You must recertify in Basic training course listed on your badge before you can move on to Advanced Training. It is a 1/2 day course. *If your training was more than 5 years ago, you will need to take the Basic course again. We are offering Recert. training on Friday night so that you can cover the class and pick-up an Advanced course on Saturday if you like. Some "Recert's" also offered on Saturday. Classes offered: Administration, Disaster Relief Chaplaincy, Communications, Temporary Childcare, Mass Feeding, Recovery, and Shower/Laundry.
	Advanced: For those with a CURRENT NCBM Disaster Relief training photo id. If your badge is not current, please Recertify on Friday night, then take Advance course on Saturday. You will find Recertification information above. All Some require pre-requisites which will be listed. This category includes: Assessment, Evangelism, Points of Distribution and Water Purification.

Location information

Following are the dates and regional locations for the 2012 Disaster Relief Training season. We intentionally leave out exact locations in order to demonstrate that disaster response requires patience, and flexibility. However, in order to help you plan transportation times, we have listed the county. This information should help you in preparing. Use the Regional Map to help locate the closest training. You can attend ANY regional event.

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