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even cars after the 1994 earthquake. The government found vacant apartments for some of

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THE EMERGENCY Social Services (ESS) pro-
gram is a municipally organized volunteer team
that deals with the “human needs” of people afier
a disaster, said Laurie Bean, who is in charge of
administrative support’ for the program on the
North Shore.

She said people cannot expect government to
‘help them in the first few days after an emergency,
so people must be taught to look after themselves.

“That is where the neighborhood program
kicks i in,” Bean said.*:

“. Two directors in each of the three municipali-
ties on the North Shore oversee the 350 volunteers
in the area’s program through the help of program

’ coordinators, said Bean, who works out of the
- North and West Vancouver Emergency Program
_ Office.

Directors sketch an overall plan, and coordina-
tors have their own, more detailed plans with a list
of suppliers and contacts, she said.

In case of an emergency, most ESS services
would be provided at 28 designated reception cen-
tres across the North Shore, mainly in secondary
schools and recreation centres.

“There, general volunteers assist with adminis-
“tration, care of pets, maintenance and security. .

Other volunteers would assist the Red Cross
with | reuniting families, while shelter for evacuees,

. Survivors, and relief workers would be coordinat- EMERGENCY SOCIAL Services administrative sup-
_ed through a volunteer lodging port worker Laurie Bean.
team.

‘A volunteer clothing team would .
distribute clothing, blankets, and
infants’ supplies and food would be
provided by volunteers at reception

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communications services, first aid,
and transpottation.

The ESS program looks for vol-
unteers with special skills such as
drivers with class 4_ licenses, ama-
teur radio operators, experience
“dealing with people’s problems and
clear handwriting.

However training is also provid-
ed in some areas such as “‘foodsafe”
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‘training for dealing with reuniting
families. °
Volunteers also go through an
orientation course. “Some of the
training is what gets people interest-
~ ed in volunteering,” said Bean.

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