| Disaster Leave Law |
State of Florida Employees 
Leon County Employees 
City of Tallahassee Employees 
"Help Can't Wait"Sometimes the plea comes from the stunned look on the faces of the family whose home has just been destroyed by a fire, sometimes it comes from evacuees from a hurricane seeking shelter from the storm. As an employee of the State of Florida, Leon County or the City of Tallahassee you can answer this plea if you're an American Red Cross Disaster Services Volunteer. As an American Red Cross Disaster Services Volunteer, you can become eligible to receive up to 15 days per year of Disaster Leave without any loss of pay, annual leave, personal leave, sick leave or earned overtime.
It's really rather easy to become an American Red Cross Disaster Services Volunteer. As a State of Florida, Leon County or the City of Tallahassee employee you will need to complete several basic Disaster Services courses such as:
| Course | Fact Sheet |
| Fulfilling Our Mission: Translating Your Compassion Into Community Action | |
| Mass Care: An Overview | |
| Shelter Operations | |
| Logistics: An Overview | |
| Damage Assessment I | |
| Health Services Response Workshop | |
| Client Casework: Providing Emergency Assistance |
These courses are offered, at no cost, monthly throughout the eight counties served by the Capital Area Chapter. You can review the Disaster Services Training schedule and register on-line for any of these courses. You will also need to take an American Red Cross First Aid and CPR course.
If you do not live in the Capital Area Chapter's eight (8) county jursidiction and are a employee of the State of Florida, you should contact your local American Red Cross. A complete listing of Florida's American Red Cross chapters can be found at:
- Florida's American Red Cross Chapters
| Document | Format |
| General Information | |
| Information For New Disaster Services Human Resource (DSHR) Members | HTML |
| American Red Cross Disaster Relief Operations: Information For Supervisors | HTML |
| American Red Cross Form 6520-B (State Volunteer Service Agreement) | |
| American Red Cross Form 6520-B (County Volunteer Service Agreement) | |
| Florida Disaster Leave Law - Brochure | |
| Florida Disaster Leave Law - Poster | |
| County Disaster Leave Law - Poster | |
| State of Florida Information | |
| Rule 60K-5.032 (Administrative Leave) Florida Administrative Code | HTML |
| Section 110.120 (Administrative Leave for Disaster Services Volunteers) Florida Statutes |
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| State of Georgia Information | |
| Code 38-3-90 (Disaster Volunteer Leave Act) | HTML |
| Leon County Information | |
| Section 7.18.1 Leon County Human Resources Policies and Procedures Manual | HTML |
| City of Tallahassee Information | |
| Section 708.07 City of Tallahassee Employee Manual | HTML |
| Disaster Services Human Resource (DSHR) System Information | |
| Disaster Services Human Resource (DSHR) System Information | HTML |
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