Emergency Services
 Chaplain Bill Lotz
Director of Emergency Service Chaplains
Emergency Service Chaplains provide on-the-scene pastoral care and crisis
intervention in conjunction with local fire, law enforcement, and
emergency response agencies.
The program currently serves 10 agencies throughout the Columbia
Basin and Lower Yakima Valley using twenty to thirty volunteer Emergency
Service Chaplains.
Volunteers are recruited from local clergy and others to join in
volunteer response teams. Recruits spend three to four hours per
month training for emergency response and share 24-hour
on-call responsibilities.
Bill's
office phone number is 783-7416 holismoke@msn.com
Also read an article from Our
Newsletter by Chaplain Lotz entitled:
"What
Fires-up the Fire Chaplain"
THE PROGRAM
Emergency responders have come to recognize the great value of
having a chaplain on scene during life threatening incidents, and the
benefit of having a chaplain serving the spiritual and emotional needs of
department personnel.
As we have done with many agencies around the
Columbia Basin, The Chaplaincy can help develop a team of well
trained volunteer chaplains who will be available to respond to agency and
community crisis needs.
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WE search the community and recruit
ministers who are interested in serving as volunteers for emergency
service agencies.
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WE train the volunteers to be
professional Emergency Service Chaplains, working with emergency
service agencies to learn safety and protocol on scene.
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WE give regular ongoing training to keep
your team of chaplains fit for every response scenario.
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WE maintain the trained team, making sure
they are responding and performing as needed by emergency service
agencies.
THE BENEFITS
Even though the value of a chaplain is recognized by most fire
and police agencies, developing a working chaplain team is not something
many management personnel have the time or expertise to accomplish. This
is where contracting with The Chaplaincy becomes a benefit to
emergency service agencies.
Your Chaplain Team will be able to:
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Respond as needed to the crisis scene.
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Minister to crisis victims and their families.
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Provide a communication channel between department and crisis
victims giving a positive public image.
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Follow the scene as it transitions to hospital or other
locations, providing continuity for victims.
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Interface with other clergy, extended family, Red Cross, and
other community support mechanisms to meet needs of victims.
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Know personnel, their families and their needs, providing an
informal but professional support.
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Provide stability for victims and personnel
during crisis situations. Give direction for spiritual and emotional
needs, both for victims and personnel.
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