This section will provide you with information regarding your physical safety as a volunteer.

Lester Wheeler is the Deputy Director of Community Emergency Response Training in Oklahoma City and he will be providing you with information about the types of hazards you can expect, how to recognize and contain potential problems and how to prepare for these hazards.
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Dr. Michael Richards, Director of the Center for Disaster Medicine at the University of New Mexico will explain to you the importance of being physically fit and prepared to be a volunteer.  He will be presenting the importance of having a personal response plan, the personal gear you will need to be a prepared volunteer, the medical screening you should consider and immunizations necessary to protect your health.
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James Pratt, the Educational Coordinator for the Oklahoma Medical Reserve Corps will take you through the steps of building your own personal preparedness kit and explain how to use each item suggested.
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Dr. Michael Bronze, Department Chair of the Infectious Diseases Section of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center College of Medicine will present the immunizations and vaccinations all volunteers should consider and the importance of these to your personal and family health.
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At the end of this section you will find links to additional resources that can help you to protect yourself.
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