Re:THW: Germany′s army of volunteers for disaster relief
by prennert on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @01:09PM
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Are you aware of any volunteer org in the UK that specializes in providing technical support for disaster relief?
I am currently looking of joining a volunteer group to make a difference to the community while potentially picking up some skills along the way. If I was still in Germany I would have joined the THW, but in the UK I have not found an org that does the occasional heavy lifting. I considered volunteer fire brigade, but I don't think physiology I would be able to handle smoke very well, so fire fighting would not be a good fit for me. Mountain rescue is alright as a community function, but I would miss out on working with heavy machinery.
Re:THW: Germany′s army of volunteers for disaster relief
by andyjohnson0 on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @04:13PM
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The only such org I'm aware of is the ham radio group Raynet:
There are also volunteer police officers called "special constables" [2]. Mountain rescue is also provided by volunteer teams, as is lifeboat maritime rescue, with helicopter support from the coast guard (which also uses volunteers...)
Interesting how many countries converge on the same approaches.
[1] https://www.fireservice.co.uk/recruitment/retained-firefight...
[2] https://www.college.police.uk/career-learning/career-develop...