ROBLES FIREWISE GROUP, INC

DIVISION CAPTAINS POSITION DESCRIPTION

 

Division Captains are an integral part of the Robles Firewise Group. The primary role of a Division Captain is to know the neighbors and households within his/her area and communicate information to the residents.

 

The purpose of a Division Captain is to:

• Organize people at the neighborhood level so they will be more resilient in the event of a disaster.

• Encourage or assist neighbors to reduce their fire-fuel load.

• Assist, when needed, disabled individuals living in their neighborhood.

• Promote community connections.

 

General Responsibilities:

• Understand the boundaries of your division.

• Develop and maintain a neighborhood roster. 

• Relay information to the households in your division.

• Find others in your division who are willing to help on the different topics, such as fire-fuel reduction, emergency preparedness or community connections.

• Network with other Division Captains and have fun.

• Encourage others to become Division Captains or Co-Captains

• Recruit your replacement as Division Captain - if your circumstances change in the future.

 

Preparedness Responsibilities

• Establish an emergency response plan for your division.

• Stay informed about Local and County Emergency Procedures.

• Learn about home hardening techniques and share with neighbors.

• Learn Response skills (examples how to turn off gas, how to use fire extinguisher, CPR)

 

Training and Meeting Participation

• Participate in Division Captain Meetings, held 2 to 3 times per year.

• Volunteer for Robles Firewise activities.

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Communication

• Division Captains will receive communications from Robles Firewise Board/leadership using email, and text messaging.

• Division Captains should develop a communication system for the households in their division (email, text, snail mail or a combo)

 

Program communications will be delivered electronically so a computer and an email account are required. Active monitoring of email accounts is also essential.

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