Those interested in working in the disaster area through Southern Baptist Disaster Relief must complete a Disaster Relief training course.  Those completing the course will receive Disaster Relief identification which is required to enter a disaster area and a “yellow Disaster Relief hat” a Southern Baptist Disaster Relief distinctive.  These trainings are for new volunteers and for those who need to be retrained.

Certification Classes
Mass Feeding - The primary mission of a mass feeding team is to feed and serve victims and relief workers during a disaster.  A warm meal and cup of water in Jesus' name may be the seed to the salvation of a soul.

Clean Up & Recovery - The objective of a clean up and recovery team is to assist in the initial clean up after a disaster.  The further objective is to assist individuals and churches in the recovery from the effects of a disaster.  This may include debris removal, temporary repairs, cleaning and ultimate repairs to restore individuals and churches to normal life.

Chainsaw Training - This training covers the use and safety requirements for using a chainsaw during a disaster operation, maintenance of the saw and brush/limb pulling and cutting techniques.

Chaplaincy (Crisis Counseling & Evangelism) - Crisis counseling offers trauma victims non-threatening opportunities to share their experiences, emotions and struggles.  The crisis counselor aims to assist the victims of trauma by helping them to learn effective coping methods.  Crisis counseling training will equip volunteers to serve as members of the crisis counseling team.

Communication - The communications volunteers will be a team trained and equipped to provide the long distance and local communications.  Volunteers do not have to be licensed to take this course.  This course will equip volunteers to have skills to operate emergency radio equipment and other communications equipment, such as handhelds, satellite phones and fax machines during disasters.