American Red Cross Disaster Services training courses are available free of charge to registered volunteers.  Courses listed below are taught through several different methods.  Click on each course title to view the course Fact Sheet.

 

Available Training Methods

Online Training	OL
Instructor Lead Training	IL
Blended Learning	BL
Self-Study Training	SS

Disaster Training Courses

Course Abbreviation	Course Title	Delivery Method	Prerequisites	Course Length
CAC-C	Client  Assistance Cards: Caseworkers	OL	CCW	2 hrs.
CAC-FSI	Client  Assistance Cards: FSI Workers	OL	CCW, FSI	2 hrs.
CCW	Client Casework: Providing Emergency Assistance	IL	FOM	8 hrs.
CAS	Client Assistance System	OL	CCW, CAC-C, CAC-FSI	12 hrs.
CEESD	Collaborating to Ensure Effective Service Delivery	IL	FOM	8 hrs.
DAT	Disaster Action Team Workshop	IL	FOM, MCO	8 hrs.
DFR	Disaster Fundraising	IL	None	8 hrs.
DIST	Disaster Instructor Specialty Training	IL	FOM	16 hrs.
DKT	Disaster Kitchen Training	IL	ERV, MCO	8 hrs.
EOC-ICL	EOC/Incident Command Liaison	SS	CEESD	8 hrs.
EOC	Emergency Operations Center	IL	CEESD	8 hrs.
ERVT	Ready, Set, Roll - ERV Training	BL	MCO	8 hrs.
FCDOM	Fundamentals of Chapter Disaster Operations Management	IL	FOM, CCW, CEESD, FSI, DA	16 hrs.
FDS	Fundamentals of Disaster Assessment	BL	FOM	4 hrs.
FDMH	Foundations of Disaster Mental Health	IL	FOM, License in a Mental Health Field	8 hrs.
FIF	Fundamentals of Instruction & Facilitation	SS	None	4 hrs.
FOM	Fulfilling Our Mission - Translating Your Compassion into Community Action	IL	None	4 hrs.
FSI	Financial & Statistical Information Management	SS or IL	CCW	4 hrs.
FSS	Fundamentals of Staff Services	OL	None	2 hrs.
DHS	Disaster Health Services Response	IL	FOM, License in a health field	8 hrs.
IKD	In-Kind Workshop	IL	FOM	8 hrs.
INTRO	Introduction To Disaster Services	OL	None	2 hrs.
IS100	Introduction to Incident Command System	OL	None	2 hrs.
IS200	Basic ICS	OL	IS100	2 hrs.
IS700	NIMS, An Introduction	OL	IS100	2 hrs.
IS800	National Response Plan, An Introduction	OL	IS100	2 hrs.
LOG1	Logistics: An Overview	IL	FOM	3.5 hrs
LOG2	Logistics Simulation	IL	LOG1	3.5 hrs
MCO	Mass Care: An Overview	SS OR IL	None	2 hrs.
MC2	Mass Care-2	IL	MCO, SO, SOS	16 hrs.
WMD-LOG	Weapons of Mass Destruction: Logistics	OL	LOG1, LOG2	2 hrs.
MCD	Mass Casualty Disasters	IL	FOM	8 hrs.
PAO	Public Affairs Overview	OL	FOM	2 hrs.
PA-L	Pub Affairs In Disaster: the Local Response	IL	FOM, PAO	8 hrs.
PA-N	Pub Affairs In Disaster: the National Response	IL	FOM, PA-L	8 hrs.
PFA	Psychological First Aid	IL	None	3.5 hrs.
SDSM	Service Delivery Site Management	IL	SID, FCDOM	16 hrs.
SHS	Staff Health: Deploying A Healthy Workforce	OL	WPA	2 hrs.
SID	Supervision In Disaster	IL	FOM,	16 hrs.
SO	Shelter Operations	IL	MCO	3.5 hrs
SODA	Supervising on a Disaster Assignment	IL	FOM	8 hrs
SOS	Shelter Simulation	IL	FOM, MCO, SO	3.5 hrs
SPWD	Serving People with Disabilities Following a Disaster	BL	None	4 hrs.
SVM	Preparing for and Managing A Spontaneous Volunteer Workforce	OL	None	2 hrs.
WMD	Weapons of Mass Destruction/Terrorism: An Overview	IL	FOM	3.5  hrs.
WPA	Workforce Planning and Acquisition	OL	FSS	2 hrs.