From our Winter 2010 Newsletter
MRC volunteers only respond when they are officially activated.
During an emergency, MRC volunteers will be activated by the Davis County Health Department through Utah Responds when and if they are needed.
If you are not activated by the health department and given a specific response assignment under the incident command system, you do not have liability coverage or workers compensation protection. This is true for any emergency, exercise, drill, or other event. MRC volunteers do not self-deploy like CERT volunteers.
If a partner agency (city or hospital, for example) needs MRC volunteers they will contact the Davis County Health Department and make a formal request. The health department will then determine how many volunteers to activate and contact them through Utah Responds. Remember, other jurisdictions in the county do not have the authority to activate MRC volunteers.
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