ESDA Volunteer Opportunity

The Village of Thomasboro would not be able to fulfill its mission without the hard work and dedicated service of volunteers. Our unpaid professionals contribute countless hours to serve their fellow citizens and make the Village of Thomasboro a safer place to live. We are always interested in speaking to local citizens who share our dedication to community service. 

The purpose of the ESDA Volunteer program is to assist the Village in the preparedness of its residents, support responders by providing mutual aid and assistance to incidents and disasters, and aid in recovery efforts by augmenting the community’s response capability. Our volunteers receive specialized training to assist in the preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation of disasters.

The Village coordinates the ESDA Program to prepare, prevent, plan, respond, and recover from all-hazards events. The Village ESDA develops, maintains, and implements the ability to direct, control, manage, and coordinate emergency operations in cooperation with local, State, and Federal governmental entities, and private sector agencies.

The Village strives to build a safer future through effective partnerships with local government, emergency services, the private sector, and volunteer agencies to save lives, protect property, and reduce the effects of disasters through preparedness, prevention, response, and recovery activities.

To be eligible, applicants must meet the following minimum requirements:

• Be a minimum of 18-years of age
• Have a valid Illinois driver’s license
• Be available to respond during emergency and stressful situations
• Donate between five and ten hours per month for training, emergency response activities, and community outreach
• Be of good moral character and pass a background check
• Extended periods of heavy physical activity under a variety of environmental conditions that may occur

The Volunteer Member Bootcamp includes:

• National Incident Management System (NIMS)
• Blood Borne Pathogens
• Personal Protection Equipment
• First Aid CPR/AED
• Traffic and Crowd Control
• Hazardous Materials Awareness
• Radio Communications
• Search and Rescue Awareness
• Incident Command’s “Seven Critical Tasks”