Take a Step Towards Federal Employment
Learn Transferable Skills
Make a Difference When It Matters Most
Take a Step Towards Federal Employment
Learn Transferable Skills
Make a Difference When It Matters Most
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AmeriCorps NCCC and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) partnered to create FEMA Corps so people like you can help communities prepare for and respond to disasters. FEMA Corps can help you get a foot in the door to work for the federal government and gain experience in the emergency management sector.
As a FEMA Corps member, you and your team are deployed wherever the need is the greatest, which means you may travel across the country several times or remain in one location for the duration of your service. Projects vary, but all FEMA Corps members are trained in one or more of FEMA's mission-critical functions:
Disaster Survivor Assistance
Work directly with Americans affected by disaster, manage documents, conduct surveys, or work at a recovery center.
Register survivors for assistance in the field, utilize systems to map the areas you and your team will canvas, generate daily crew reports, and carry out status inquiries for survivors already registered.
Individual Assistance
Coordinate with nonprofits and government agencies to connect disaster survivors to services.
Complete case reviews in Transitioning Sheltering Assistance, help with Direct Housing Missions, call applicants and inform them of the assistance appeal process, and assist in staffing Disaster Recovery Centers.
Logistics
Assist with distribution of supplies to disaster and recovery areas; inventory supplies and manage warehouse storage.
Support IT wiring of FEMA facilities, or be there to open and close-out recovery offices.
Planning/Geographic Information System
Plan during a disaster or research, write, and manage information for FEMA Regional Offices and Headquarters.
Formulate Incident Action Plans and collect information for other products; work closely with planning teams to formulate Incident Maps and input data for map services and databases; assist while specialists produce incident specific geospatial products.
Public Assistance
Be there after disaster strikes to conduct damage assessments and input data for official reports.
Participate in kickoff meetings and site visits, compile data for project worksheets, and support public assistance closeout for disasters.
Disaster Survivor Assistance
Work directly with Amercans affected by disaster, manage documents, conduct surveys, or work at a recovery center.
Register survivors in the field, utilize systems to map the areas you and your team will canvas, generate daily crew reports, and carry out status inquiries for survivors already registered.
Individual Assistance
Coordinate with nonprofits and government agencies to connect disaster survivors to services.
Complete case reviews in Transitioning Sheltering Assistance, help with Direct Housing Missions, call applicants and inform them of the appeal process, and assist in staffing Disaster Recovery Centers.
Logistics
Assist with distribution of supplies to disaster and recovery areas; inventory supplies and manage warehouse storage.
Support the mailroom, IT wiring of FEMA facilities, or be there to open and close-out recovery offices.
Planning/Geographic Information System
Plan during a disaster or research, write, and manage information for FEMA Regional Offices and Headquarters.
Formulate Incident Action Plans and collect information for other products; work closely with planning teams to formulate Incident Maps and input data for map services and databases; assist while specialist produce incident specific geospatial products.
Public Assistance
Be there after disaster strikes to conduct damage assessments and unput data for official reports.
Participate in kickoff meetings and site visits, compile data for project worksheets, and support public assistance closeout for disasters.
AmeriCorps NCCC provides another program option: Traditional Corps. Traditional Corps teams partner with local and national non-profits and organizations to complete hands-on projects in a designated region of the country.
