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Thank you for your interest in responding to the Gulf Coast Oil Spill. Mississippi's Coast will be better prepared because of the outpouring of volunteer support.
To be updated on oil spill related volunteer opportunities throughout Missisissippi, please register as a volunteer on the Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service website www.mcvs.org.
PLEASE NOTE: All oil-contaminated materials will only be handled by trained, paid workers and not by volunteers. BP is providing training through PEC/Premier Safety Management. However, the BP training modules are of use primarily to individuals interested in employment and not volunteers.
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United Way of South Mississippi Volunteer Center will be administering a Volunteer Reception Center for oil response volunteers in cooperation with the Mississippi Commission of Volunteer Service in Hancock and Harrison Counties. Specific dates are still to be determined. If you would like to help, register here. Note, you will need to login and create a disaster profile.
How you can help:
- Report oiled shoreline or to volunteer: (866)-448-5816
- Submit alternative response technology, services or products: (281) 366-5511
- Submit your vessel as a vessel of opportunity skimming system: (281) 366-5511
- Submit a claim for damages: (800) 440-0858
- Report oiled wildlife: (866) 557-1401
For the latest information concerning the Gulf Oil Spill, visit the official Deepwater Horizon Response website.
The Pascagoula River Audubon Center will organize training on cleaning wildlife affected by the oil spill. Volunteers may register their contact information at the center's website.
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency call center will answer questions from concerned residents regarding the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. You may contact the call center by calling 866-920-MEMA (6362).
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Active Apr 30, 2010 to Aug 4, 2010
