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    About PEMA

    Volunteer

    There are several volunteer opportunities for people with emergency management expertise or simply an interest in helping others.

    Get Involved

    Opportunities for people of all ages to get involved in their communities:

    Volunteers and emergency officials distribute bottled water during a water main break.

    Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster

    Member organizations of this advisory committee provide assistance to the citizens of the commonwealth when a disaster strikes.

    Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster
    Hand holding an emergency radio.

    Apply to Become an Auxiliary Comunications Services Volunteer

    Join Pennsylvania's amateur radio emergency communications reserve program and help us enhance emergency comunications during times of actual or potential disaster.

    Apply to Become an Auxiliary Comunications Services Volunteer

    Join the Business Emergency Operations Center

    Pennsylvania businesses come together with the government to foster resilient communities during and after disaster.

    Join the Business Emergency Operations Center

    Help Your Community Prepare for Disasters

    Join your Community Emergency Response Team to help yourself, your family, and your neighbors in the event of a disaster in your community.

    Help Your Community Prepare for Disasters

    Volunteer to help PA Recover from Disasters

    Join the State Emergency Registry of Volunteers, and help communities respond to and recover from disasters.

    Volunteer to help PA Recover from Disasters