Welcome to the Larimer County Branch of the Rocky Mountain Medical Reserve Corps (RMMRC).
About the MRC
The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is a national volunteer program that recruits, trains, and deploys volunteers to address community needs, including public education and disaster response.
Learn more about the Medical Reserve Corps
Mission
To strengthen local response capabilities for disasters, including natural disasters (e.g., floods, wildfires), technological failures, public health emergencies, and potential acts of terrorism. This is done through emergency preparedness, disaster planning, and community readiness for worst-case scenarios. (At the heart of our mission is Murphy’s Law: Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong!)
Primary Area Of Response
While we serve Larimer County, we can deploy - upon official request - to support disaster-response efforts statewide.
How We Help
We support any and all sheltering efforts in emergencies where possible. Such activities may include administration, logistical support, disease surveillance, psychological first aid, and coordination to support medical or behavioral health.
We strive to engage all members of the community to improve emergency preparedness and reach new volunteers. This includes outreach to English language learners/limited English-speakers and other groups likely to have access-and-functional needs during emergencies as a result of structural barriers.
Staffing first-aid tents (or conducting public outreach) at pre-planned community events, such as outdoor festivals, concerts, sporting events (e.g., 5K races, bike races, marathons), parades, and air shows.
- Emergency Preparedness Training
- Support services to Emergency Operations Centers, Joint Information Centers, Disaster Assistance Centers, Evacuation Shelters, Reunification Centers, etc.
- Logistical support
Who Can Join the Medical Reserve Corp?
Anyone who is interested in emergency preparedness and response, regardless of prior experience. (We will train you!) Our volunteers include retirees, administrative professionals, nurses, doctors, therapists, social workers, public health professionals, dentists, acupuncturists, veterinarians, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), teachers, and college students.
While "medical" is part of the team's name, you do NOT have to be a medical professional to join! There are plenty of opportunities and roles for people with non-medical skills:
- Recruiting
- Interpreting / Translating
- Inventory Management
- Public Relations
- Graphic Design
- Photography
- IT Support
- Social Media
- Teaching
- Warehousing
- Logistics
- Public Outreach
- Database Management
- Scheduling
- Records Management
Take the Next Step: Become a Member
Are you interested in joining us and becoming a member of the Larimer County branch of the Medical Reserve Corp? Fill out and submit your MRC Membership Application by clicking on the APPLY button! It’s fast and easy. You can expect to hear back from us within five business days.
APPLY
Questions?
Contact us at haemrcadmin@co.larimer.co.us.
