What we do
We staff the crews that clean up after storms and fires. Disaster recovery jobs, also called disaster relief work, cover everyone from the monitor writing load tickets on the right of way to the operator running the grapple truck to the arborist taking down a hanger over a driveway. We recruit those people, keep them in a roster by role and by state, and call them when a contractor needs bodies on site.
Two things about this industry are worth knowing before you go any further. Hiring is event driven, so there is nothing for weeks and then everything at once. And relief work is disaster recovery work, so if you have been searching one term and not the other, you have been seeing half the market.
I'm looking for work
Fill out one application that covers every role and every state we staff. It only takes a minute. If a job opens up, someone will reach out.
If you've never worked a disaster, start with the role descriptions on the jobs-by-state page. They explain what each job is actually like day to day, what certification(s) may be needed, and what will get someone sent home.
I need people staffed
For contractors, subcontractors, and primes who have a mission and not enough people. Tell us the role, the count, the location, and the start date, and we work our roster for it.
Calls are answered around the clock... because disaster don't sleep.
States we cover
Fourteen states. Hurricane and flood relief work on the Gulf and the Atlantic, wildfire and post fire relief work in the West. Explore by state to find the role that fits your experience and to learn what skills are needed most.
Roles we place
Eleven roles. Some need a license or a certification, some need documented hours on a machine, and some don't have any requirments. Explore all of them to learn about each role in more depth.
Phone and hours
Calls are answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including weekends and holidays. If a role matches your details, somomen will call you back.
When a contractor calls during a mobilization, or a worker calls with a question mid deployment, someone picks up. Storms do not wait for business hours.
Email us anytime at jobs@localdisasterrecoveryjobs.com, Note: phone is faster during active events. For anything non urgent, use the contact form.