Opportunities From: Sacramento County Emergency Service's Volunteer Registration

Join the SMRC and staff a first aid tent for Paddle Splash and event for youth and adults that includes a 5-mile paddle race, 8-mile race, 2-mile open race, 4-person relay race, outrigger canoe, surf-ski, and standup paddleboarding events, paddleboard yoga, wellness activities and community gatherings.  This outdoor event is located at Black Miner's Bar, Folsom Lake Recreation area.

Three medical members and two non-medical members with CPR training needed per day. Uniform is black pants or long professional shorts, black SMRC t-shirt or blue SMRC polo shirt and optional SRMC ball cap.  If you have not earned a uniform yet, please wear a plain black shirt.   

Food/water provided by event, if you have any special dietary needs bring your own food. 

Fee for parking, carpooling encouraged but event planners may provide some parking passes.

Chalk It Up is a free art, music, and food festival in Midtown Sacramento where artists draw incredible art on sidewalk squares around Fremont Park.  Each year, the SMRC provides first aid/emergency preparedness outreach and cooling at this popular and fun 3 day event. 

Medical and non-medical volunteers are welcome.  Join us for a shift or two!  Uniform is SMRC black t-shirt or blue polo and black pants or black long cargo/bermuda/dress shorts - no workout clothes or cut offs.  If you have not earned a SMRC uniform yet, please wear a plain black shirt.  If you have worked 3 events and need a uniform, let me know if you would like a black t-shirt (unisex sizes) or a blue polo shirt (men's and ladies sizes) and the size you need.

The first shift of each day will unload equipment and supplies and set up our med tent.  The last shifts of each day will break down our med tent and load out our equipment and supplies.

FREE BIKE VALET:  Free Bike Valet Parking by the Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates.  Come park your bike for free at the festival (but be sure to tip your valet).

PARKING: The S+P Parking Lot, located at 15th & R Streets, is just one block away and parking may be reimbursed by the SMRC Foundation upon request.  You can try to find street parking in the neighborhood, but be sure to read the parking signs carefully, as the City of Sacramento’s Parking Enforcement is vigilant.  All the parking spaces along the outside of the park are restricted for the weekend.  This is a very busy event so you may also consider getting dropped off and picked up if that is an option.

Want to step foot on an airport runway?

Well, here’s your chance to see the tire rubber markings on Runway 17L by volunteering for SMF’s Triennial Exercise on August 19th 0700-1230

Below are some other volunteer perks:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/J2M6CHW (If needed cut and paste this link into a browser).

Wear the SMRC uniform - Long black pants, Black SMRC t-shirt or blue SMRC polo shirt, black shoes and belt and optional SMRC ball cap.  If you have not earned a uniform shirt yet, wear a plain black shirt.

Inspiring actors - The airport is looking for volunteer role players to participate in their triennial exercise.  An official airport sign up link will be shared soon but I want to send this out as a save the date for members who would like to participate.  Role players may be moulaged (make up to simulate injuries) and loaded onto a plane that will be used during the exercise.  Note - this is an outdoors event held in the morning hours and you may be asked to evacuate the plane and sit or lay on the tarmac for long periods of time acting like you have an injury that they will assign to you.  If interested, sign up here in GetConnected and through the survey monkey link above.  Reporting details will be shared when your participation is confirmed.

Join us for this busy emergency preparedness event targeting people with disabilities and their families at the Alta CA Regional Center!  This mostly indoor event in a large office building was well attended last year.  Get ready to give away a lot of can openers to help start emergency preparedness kits!

The Sacramento Medical Reserve Corps program has offered to provide one Stop the Bleed training for up to 20 people each, at an agreed upon location for two VOAD partner agencies located in Sacramento County. Participants in the course will learn how to recognize life-threatening bleeding and act quickly and effectively to control injuries.  The training is hands on and the Date, time and location will be coordinated with selected partners.

Want to step foot on an airport runway?

Well, here’s your chance to see the tire rubber markings on Runway 17L by volunteering for SMF’s Triennial Exercise on August 19th 0700-1230

Below are some other volunteer perks:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/J2M6CHW (If needed cut and paste this link into a browser).

Inspiring actors - The airport is looking for volunteer role players to participate in their triennial exercise.  An official airport sign up link will be shared soon but I want to send this out as a save the date for members who would like to participate.  Role players may be moulaged (make up to simulate injuries) and loaded onto a plane that will be used during the exercise.  Note - this is an outdoors event held in the morning hours and you may be asked to evacuate the plane and sit or lay on the tarmac for long periods of time acting like you have an injury that they will assign to you.  If interested, sign up here in GetConnected and through the survey monkey link above.  Reporting details will be shared when your participation is confirmed.

Join the SMRC to staff first aid stations along the race route of the CA International Marathon (CIM) from Folsom to the CA State Capitol!  This annual event is very popular, inspirational, and fun!  Medical and non-medical SMRC members are welcome.  Note - This opportunity is to get the event on your calendars. You may have heard reports that the number of runners for the CIM will double this year but race leadership has reported that is false - Race numbers will be the same as last year.

The official registration will be open in late August and I will send out the link to sign up.  If you receive(d) a message from Race Safe Join Us - CIM Volunteer Registration is now open, ignore it, and also ignore any volunteer recruitment messages that come from SRA/CIM. Those are generic messages sent to all former CIM volunteers in all roles and is not the registration for the medical team.  You will receive the CIM first aid team sign up link directly from me via Get Connected in late August.  Through the link I send, you will be able to select the aid station location that you would like to volunteer.  Shifts will vary depending on location but all start early morning and run 2-7 hours depending on aid station location.  

Registration will close on November 18th.

Volunteer Orientation will be on Tuesday night,  December 1st, at 6 pm over Zoom or a similar platform.

Do you like to plan events and get togethers?  The SMRC Foundation is looking for SMRC members to work on setting up and promoting fundraisers at restaurants. These events will be a great opp for SMRC members to get together for a fun social experience while raising funds to support our SMRC! 

Welcome Sacramento Medical Reserve Corps members!  This is a sign-up exercise for a mock disaster response event - a tidal wave came up the Sacramento River to Waterlogged Park in Sacramento. 

SMRC check in on ARES ham radio net.

Welcome Sacramento Region VOAD members!  This is a sign-up exercise for a mock disaster response event - a tidal wave that came up the Sacramento River to Waterlogged Park in Sacramento.  

Would you like to help the SMRC to offer more CPR, First Aid, and other medical training opps?  Are you a trainer with ARC, AHA, or HSI? Steve Shotz and I are looking for SMRC members to form a work group to help research training opportunities and create a business plan.  Would you like to join the team to help with this project?  Let me know!