SEPA Disaster Training Institute 2025

Feeding Fundamentals v2 is a basic level course for disaster responders who conduct tasks associated with Feeding when supporting disaster relief operations (DROs).


The instructor-led course contains the same content as the online course.  A participant who completes either the classroom or the online course will be equally qualified to perform the tasks.


Disaster workers who took the previous (2013) version of Feeding Fundamentals are required to take this new course within the next 6 months (by August 2018) or before deploying to a disaster operation in the feeding activity. If a learner is currently enrolled in the 2013 version of the course in the EDGE Learning Management System, that enrollment has been removed to ensure learners do not complete an outdated course. All learners must now enroll in the new version.

Feeding Activity Introduction is a basic level course that is available as a video or an instructor-led course. The course introduces the tasks and responsibilities for disaster workers who support the Feeding Activity on a disaster relief operation (DRO). This course is also intended for Red Cross Feeding workers who are new to the Feeding Activity.

The ERV Orientation and Driver Skills Assessment is a hands-on course for volunteers and employees who will operate an Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV), a Red Cross specialty vehicle. Red Cross specialty vehicles include Emergency Response Vehicles (ERV) and Mission Response Vehicles (MRV).


Red Cross ERV Driver candidates must meet the minimum qualifications to drive a Red Cross vehicle (valid driver’s license, 3-year Motor Vehicle Record review, and completion of a defensive driving course accepted by the Red Cross).