WEATHER: Skywarn Weather Spotters
These volunteers provide essential information for all types of severe weather hazards via mobile or non-mobile reporting, utilizing national SKYWARN standards.
Prerequisites:
- At least 21 years of age at the time of acceptance into the program
- FEMA IS 100, 200, 559, 700 & 800
Skills:
- Weather
- Emergency Management
- Rapid Damage Assessment
- Work Independently
- Emergency Response
Time Commitment:
- 20 hours/year
Mission Statement
Emergency Management protects communities by coordinating and integrating emergency activities across all functions, professions, and jurisdictions necessary to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural, technological and adversarial threats and hazards.