Volunteer / Program Registration

Volunteer Registry

Ohio Revised Code and Ohio Administrative Code provides volunteers registered with a voluntary organization with limited liability protection, when they are registered as a volunteer with a proper public safety agency.

• ServeOhio
• ServeOhio Get Connected Log-in

ServeOhio “Office Hours” Help Sessions (via Zoom)

Every Friday morning at 10:00am from March 4 to April 8, 2022.

Meeting Zoom Link
Meeting ID: 862 4759 9740
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ServeOhio / Ohio EMA Roll Out Webinar

This webinar was recorded for CERT Coordinators and County EMA Directors to rollout the new Hybrid CERT Curriculum and answer questions about implementing it in Ohio. For CERT members or residents interested in joining CERT, please reach out to your local / county Coordinator for additional details about the options available for you to take the training.

• Roll Out Webinar Recording

Get Connected Resources for Volunteers

• Get Connected for CERT Volunteers
• Getting Started and Responding as a Volunteer (Video)
• Using a Check-In Kiosk (Video)
• Logging Hours as a Volunteer (Video)
• Volunteer Resume (Video)

Get Connected Resources for Coordinators

• Get Connected for CERT Coordinators
• Creating Organizational Account (Video)
• Adding and Managing Opportunities (Video)
• Reports (Video)
• Managing Volunteer Hours (Video)
• Removing Volunteers (Video)
• Volunteer Check In
• Manually Adding a Volunteer to an Opportunity
• Manually Adding a Volunteer to an Opportunity (Video)

New Ohio Administrative Code Volunteer Rules, Effective May 18, 2018

• OAC Rule 4501:3-7-01 Registration of Volunteers
• OAC Rule 4501:3-7-02 Registration of Volunteer Organizations

Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 - Public Law 105-19