Domestic Emergencies
Domestic Disaster Response, UMCOR Advance #901670 
UMCOR maintains a corps of trained disaster response specialists for quick reinforcement of local efforts, and it keeps a supply of relief materials in warehouses for dispatch when and where required.
UMCOR-trained disaster response coordinators are part of each annual conference and are ready to respond locally when a disaster occurs. Annual conferences are regional organizations that represent the United Methodist churches in that area. There are nearly 70 annual conferences in the United States.
When a disaster occurs, UMCOR staff are in close contact with disaster response coordinators offering, advice, support, financial assistance, and a personal presence as needed.
Recent News
Arkansas Takes Another Pounding
In a state already reeling from tornadoes, ice storms and flooding, a night of powerful tornadoes blew through Little Rock, Ark. on Friday, April 4.
Early Response Teams Secure Homes After Tornadoes in South Carolina and Georgia
Early Response Teams were busy with tarps and chain saws across a wide region of North Georgia and South Carolina.
