When there’s an emergency, there’s no limit to where you could be needed.

Tomorrow’s volunteer recruitment fair “Get Ready RI!” is the opportunity for people to get involved in helping others during crises.

Like working with people? You’re needed in settling people at Red Cross shelters –– even in your own neighborhood. Are you an animal lover? The Rhode Island Disaster Animal Response Team could use more volunteers to help wildlife, livestock, and pets during emergencies.

If you’re a ham at home, the Amateur Radio Emergency Services wants your amateur radio skills in helping shelters and emergency managers communicate if a hurricane knocks out other communications. And if you’re willing to help with anything –– from filling sandbags during a flood to searching for a missing person –– your local Community Emergency Response Team can always use an extra hand.

The recruitment and training fair is being held tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at regional locations: the Community College of Rhode Island campuses in Lincoln, Newport, Providence and Warwick, and at Chariho High School and the Block Island Fire and Rescue Headquarters.

The fair is sponsored by the American Red Cross of Rhode Island, the Volunteer Center of Rhode Island, and the state Emergency Management Agency. The Salvation Army, Urban Search and Rescue, Disaster Medical Assistance Team, Medical Reserve Corp, Amateur Radio Emergency Services and the local emergency management agencies will be on hand. Volunteers get free training in CPR, first aid, and incident command, as well as specialized training depending on which team they decide to join. All volunteers are subject to criminal background checks.

The Red Cross has about 700 active volunteers and is looking for more, including companies to form volunteer teams to help at any of the 32 Red Cross shelters in the state, said spokeswoman Marisa A. Albanese. Amica was the first company to sign on, she said.

In Pawtucket, emergency management director Robert Howe said he’s looking for enthusiastic people willing to get involved. The training and experience that volunteers get is particularly helpful if they’re considering working in the public safety field or starting out in the medical field, Howe said. “[Volunteers] really add a lot to city services on a smaller scale,” he said.

In Providence, where a hundred people showed up to search for a missing man last week, new emergency director Peter Gaynor is hoping to recruit those willing to help their neighbors. “There’s lots of volunteer opportunities in the city,” Gaynor said. “We want you to have an interest –– and we’ll give you some training for free.”

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