The Emergency Worker Program was established by law in Washington State as an opportunity to provide jurisdictions with the support they need to be able to operate emergency response volunteer groups without the financial burden of liability insurance or reimbursement funds. With this program, Skagit County is able to operate a variety of volunteer units while focusing on funding equipment maintenance, a vehicle fleet, meeting and work spaces and offering training opportunities.
All Department of Emergency Management units and Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue volunteers are registered emergency workers. They provide valuable skills, knowledge and dedication in high-stakes and sometimes high-stress situations. They're an extension of the county's workforce in times of need and they make the community a safer and stronger place.
All Emergency Worker Volunteers are assigned a unique ID number upon registration which is used to verify their status while on missions or in trainings and meetings. Members must sign-in and sign-out for all authorized activity and are never approved to self-deploy. A mission number will be issued by the Skagit County Department of Emergency Management and relayed through an Incident Commander to all volunteers before an incident response can begin.
For more information on the Washington State Emergency Worker Program, please visit the following links:
