U.S. Coast Guard Retiree to FEMA Reservist Initiative

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The purpose of this site is to provide information on the U.S. Coast Guard Retiree to FEMA Reservist Initiative.  This site offers insights on the employment opportunities and provides background on the FEMA Reservist Program.  The intended audience for this site is U.S. Coast Guard retirees who are interested in continuing their service to their country and leveraging their Coast Guard experience by assisting survivors of all-hazard incidents as a FEMA Reservist.

 

Purpose of the U.S. Coast Guard to FEMA Reservist Initiative 

The purpose of the U.S. Coast Guard Retiree to FEMA Reservist Initiative is to strengthen our Nation’s capability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters by increasing the depth, reliability, and skill set of FEMA’s incident workforce. Reservists are the backbone of  FEMA’s incident workforce and, in most cases, are the “face” of FEMA to disaster survivors and first responders. By leveraging the professionalism, education, training, and commitment to service found in the U.S. Coast Guard’s retired population, FEMA will enhance its corps of intermittent employees who serve on the ground during disasters, and continue to meet one of FEMA’s fundamental goals—helping our Nation’s people and first-responders, especially when they are most in need.

Reservist Program Background

The Reservist Program was established October 1, 2012, to build and sustain a robust, well-trained, deployable, and available corps of employees to support the needs of disaster survivors and their communities.  Reservists are temporary intermittent employees who are hired into one of 21 incident workforce cadres to perform a specific job/function within a cadre.  Reservists possess valuable skills, training, and experience, which assist FEMA in performing its survivor centric duties to its fullest capability.  

The US Coast Guard to FEMA Reservist Opportunity

FEMA and the U.S. Coast Guard Retiree Council collaborated to create an exciting opportunity for personnel with 20+ years of dedicated service who have retired from the United States Coast Guard.  It’s the U.S. Coast Guard Retiree to FEMA Reservist Initiative. 

Through this program, Coast Guard men and women are able to continue to honorably serve their country using their hard-earned experience, skills and professionalism to support survivors and first responders during all-hazard incidents.  This unique opportunity will allow qualified Coast Guard members to marry their expertise with a position within one of 21 Incident Workforce Cadres.

As a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Retiree to FEMA Reservist Initiative, participants will be called upon to augment staffing requirements in support of disaster operations. 

Active members will be required to:

  •  Maintain availability in accordance with the Reservist Conditions of Employment.
  •  Receive and maintain mission appropriate equipment as required.
  •  Receive required training within their FEMA Qualification System designated position.
  •  Deploy within 24 hours of notification.
  •  Potentially work in excess of eight hours a day or in excess of 40 hours in a given week.

Why Join?

As a part of FEMA’s disaster workforce, Reservists serve the nation by assisting citizens and first responders during disasters or emergency situations.  As a Reservist, you will have the opportunity to train, gain experience, and become qualified in a specific disaster role.  Being a Reservist will allow you to assist in the coordinated response and recovery efforts of impacted citizens, communities, local, tribal, territorial, and state governments. 

Incident Workforce Cadres

Below is a list of the Incident Workforce cadres participating in the U.S. Coast Guard Retiree to FEMA Reservist Initiative.  Access "The Function of Incident Workforce Cadres and Position Descriptions" document for complete descriptions of each cadre and all disaster job titles they oversee.  If you're interested in an opportunity to join a cadre below, click on the cadre name and submit an email acknowledging your interest.

 

Last Updated: 
02/19/2015 - 13:26
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