about the project

Funded by a MRC STTRONG award, ​The goal of the Tri-County Disaster Sanitation Outreach project is to increase capacity of the Medical Reserve Corps in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington Counties to train community members in disaster toileting practices.  Volunteers will serve at community outreach and tabling events, educating the community about emergency toileting, answering questions, and providing attendees emergency toilet seats suitable for use as part of the Twin Bucket System.

How to sign up

If you are already an accepted Medical Reserve Corps Volunteer in either the Clackamas, Multnomah or Washington County units and you would like to volunteer for disaster sanitation outreach events, review the position description and then fill out the interest form and we will contact you:
If you are NOT already a member of the MRC, learn how to apply with your county's unit:

Getting ready to volunteer

Watch the training video about  the Twin Bucket system and review the talking points prior to your volunteer shift.

Disaster sanitation:  The twin bucket system

Evaluation

After your shift, let us know how it went!  Provide your feedback here:
​Disaster Sanitation Talking Points for MRC 

outreach tools

Emergency Toileting rack cards

Printed materials will be available for distribution at the outreach events.

​Not sure what language someone speaks?  This can help!

emergency toilet seats

Community members who come to the event will be given emergency toilet seats that can be attached to a 5-gallon bucket.  In order to do the twin bucket method correctly people need two buckets and two toilet seats.  Check with your event coordinator whether you'll be giving people one or two toilet seats. We will not be providing the buckets, bags or layering material at the events but will provide information about how to set up a twin bucket system.

twin bucket system stickers

Stickers will be available in multiple languages at the events. For more information about these stickers and to see examples in the other languages go to the RDPO website: rdpo.net/emergency-toilet

COMMUNITY INFORMATIONAL VIDEOS 

These community facing videos may be shared during tabling events or with community members who want to learn more about disaster sanitation.
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Materials reproduced with the permission of Regional Disaster Preparedness Organization of the Portland Metropolitan Region, with funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) grant program.  For more information go to https://rdpo.net/emergency-toilet​