Minuteman Disaster Response

With a mission to save lives and provide assistance in the immediate aftermath of a disaster we are working diligently towards:
• A scalable model that will impact communities both regionally and nationally.
• An increased number of advanced trainings that will better prepare our volunteers for the diverse types of deployments and services that we offer.
• Increasing capacity and capabilities through the acquisition of addition equipment along with making necessary upgrades to current equipment.
• A continued effort to engage diverse audiences and involve them in our cause.
• Increase the use of innovative technologies to be the most effective and forward thinking response organization.
• Continued development of relationships on the state level of the emergency management and response communities.
• Establishing automated systems that will allow us to better manage volunteers and resources.

Through in-depth multi-day strategic planning sessions our leadership team has determined the following items to be key strategies for how we will accomplish our goals:
• Recruit and train addition staff and leadership that are capable of leading our organization into the future.
• Leverage expertise in information technology to build or purchase needed items to automate our systems and processes.
• Continue to build out our strategic training program and make training available online to assist with desire to increase our geographical reach.
• Create a structural growth plan to reflects our vision and strategies.
• Create a business plan for our first satellite locations.
• Engage the emergency management and response communities with our current region.

As an organization driven by volunteers, we are proud of the capabilities that these individuals bring to our organization. Whether it's a Senior Vice President of a Fortune 50 corporation or a stay at home mom of 3 kids, we know we have the human capital to drive our organization forward into the future.

Excellence attracts excellence and that is exactly what we have seen with Minuteman Disaster Response. A group of people that are committed and driven to see that everything we do is about advancing the mission in the most professional way possible. With two paid staff members and 150 volunteers, we recognize that the people moving us forward are the volunteers. They are the ones bringing forth their talents and abilities to make us the best.

Since our inception in 2011 our team has deployed to every major disaster within our region. To date we have had a strong on the ground in 14 different events not counting the opportunities we have had to serve communities through search efforts for missing individuals or human remains.

Minuteman Disaster Response will continue to make sure that its volunteers are trained and the equipment is in ready condition so that we can respond in a moments notice. We will continue to be a key player while at the same time working to advance our organization and position ourselves to have a strong volunteer presence in every major city within our region.