Unaffiliated volunteers: Difference between revisions

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Spontaneous or unaffiliated volunteers are individuals or groups that: • arrive unsolicited at the scene of a disaster • may or may not be a resident of the affected community • may or may not possess skills necessary to respond to the current disaster • are not associated with any part of the existing emergency management system

Source::https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/Archive/202852NCJRS.pdf

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-<big>A Spontaneous Unaffiliated Volunteer (SUV) or Event-Based Volunteer refers to an individual who volunteers to assist community members or community organizations, typically after a large-scale or well-publicized disaster.</big>
+<big>Spontaneous or unaffiliated volunteers are individuals or groups that:
+• arrive unsolicited at the scene of a disaster
+• may or may not be a resident of the affected community
+• may or may not possess skills necessary to respond to the current disaster
+• are not associated with any part of the existing emergency management system </big>
-'''Source:''': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spontaneous_Unaffiliated_Volunteers
+'''Source:''':https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/Archive/202852NCJRS.pdf