Teams

Animal Response Team
Our mission is to develop a trained group of licensed and non-licensed volunteers who will work with local and regional animal stakeholders, partners and organizations in response to relevant animal emergency situations in order to help mitigate and/or resolve such situations.

Behavioral Health Team
Our mission is build a team of volunteers who have experience in the mental health field and can support both local health departments and partner agencies in emergencies, in addition to participating in year round mental health activities.

POD Team
A POD, or Point of Dispensing, is a method of response in a public health crisis requiring the widespread distribution of medication. In the event of such an emergency, multiple PODs may be set up throughout the community to offer medication to many people. Clinical volunteers such as pharmacists, nurses, paramedics, mental health professionals and physicians are encouraged to join as well as non-clinical members of the community with traffic control, computer, data entry, management, reception and other skills.

Tech Team
Do you have audio visual or computer talents? If you do, then the MRC needs your help with the Mobile Joint Information Center. The trailer has TVs, satellite dishes, computers, generators and other communications equipment and we are looking for a few good volunteers with the interest and skill to be a part of our Techie Team. This team may also serve other technological needs at a medication center during a disaster.

Language Team
Are you fluent in another language in addition to English? Are you willing to volunteer to help with language capabilities during a disaster? We would love to have you serve on a language team! We are focusing on Spanish, American Sign Language and Somali at this point, but please let us know about any language capability you may have.

Advanced Care Shelter Team
Thanks to the generous support of the Central Ohio Trauma System, the Franklin County & Columbus Medical Reserve Corps can now respond to events with a mobile oxygen dispensing system to help support the oxygen needs of the public during a disaster. These trailers can support the oxygen needs of up to 90 people, and can be deployed throughout central Ohio. We are looking for a team of volunteers who are willing to be to be deployed with the resource to be trained on the use of this equipment.

Advisory/Leadership Team
This committee is made up of active leadership level volunteers who meet on a monthly basis via conference call or in person meetings to discuss upcoming events the FC&C MRC will be participating in during upcoming months. In addition to advising on the direction of the unit at each meeting there is a focus and discussion on the POD team with participation from the POD team leaders.

Send an email to mrc@franklincountyohio.gov to join any of our teams.