Ready Your Street Team: Scope of Practice
Mission
To provide leadership and disaster preparedness and response support for the Ready Your Street program.
Pre-Disaster Activities
Facilitate RYS kick-off meetings for participating Streets.
Provide participating Streets with RYS handouts.
Manage overall Street participation inventory and maps.
Conduct ongoing public education about the program.
Participate in City-sponsored training, drills, and exercises as their schedule allows.
Participate in outreach/information booths for neighborhood and community events.
Activation Timeline
RYS Team members do not activate as a team after a disaster. They perform their RYS duties for their own Streets.
Supervision Responsibilities
Volunteer supervises Street Captains and ensures they have the materials they need and are maintaining their Streets’ readiness.
Training and Orientation
FEMA IS-100 (An Introduction to the Incident Command System)
FEMA IS-700 (An Introduction to the National Incident Management System)