Volunteer or Request Volunteers for an Event

Volunteering with MRC of Spokane County is an opportunity to join a team of peers who are ready to serve and give back to their community while putting their medical, public health and other professional experience to use. Volunteering opportunities include participating in emergency preparedness and response efforts, providing medical support at community events, or supporting regularly scheduled projects.

Depending on each volunteer’s goals, time commitment ranges from a few hours a year to a few hours per week. All volunteers are required to complete orientation training, which takes about five hours to complete.

The MRC was established to provide a way to recruit, train, and activate medical and public health professionals and other volunteers to respond to community health needs during disasters and other public health emergencies.

Examples of activities that MRC volunteers participate in and support include the following:

• Emergency preparedness and response trainings and exercises
• Emergency shelter operations and medical care
• Disaster medical and behavioral health support
• Mass dispensing efforts (such as medication, water and other supplies)
• Disease testing and surveillance
• Community vaccination clinics
• Support services to disaster call centers, family assistance centers, and reception or evacuation centers
• Emergency operations center and communications support
• Patient movement support
• Search and rescue operations
• Disaster clean-up and recovery support
• First aid and medical support during large public gatherings
• Community education and outreach
• Emergency preparedness and response planning, logistical, and administrative support

If you have a need that MRC volunteers can assist with, please fill out the MRC Request Form and we will respond by the next business day.