Activation

State Emergency Operations Center will contact volunteers and tell them when, where and to whom they should report during a disaster response. Please standby and await further instructions during a disaster.

Spontaneous volunteers who show up at a disaster site are well meaning but can cause logistical problems, can sap resources needed for victims, and can become victims themselves.

As an Illinois Volunteer, we ask that you do not self-deploy.  Wait to be notified of activation.