Bucket Truck Classroom Training (Friday night) and Hands-On Training (Saturday) - Bean Station (East)
2026-03-20 18:00 - 2026-03-21 17:00 UTC | Kingswood School, 160 Wachtel Rd, Bean Station, TN, 37708, United States
March 20-21, 2026 – Kingswood Home for Children, 160 Wachtel Rd, Bean Station, TN 37708. To pre-register for this class, contact Don Owen at dnowen@bellsouth.net.
Friday
6:00 – 6:30 PM Registration
6:30 – 9:30 PM Bucket Truck Classroom Training (A & B) (must be currently certified in Chainsaw Operations prior to taking this course)
(Volunteers must pass an exit exam to become certified.)
Saturday (Weather permitting)
8:00 – 8:30 AM Instructions for the Day
8:30 a.m. until finished Bucket Truck A & B Hands-On, Skid-Steer and Chainsaw Hands-On
Lunch will be provided.

Registration Forms
Disaster Relief volunteers can now download the following forms to their computers and fill them out and bring them to the training. By typing these forms, it saves time with data entry and increases accuracy of keeping your records
Registration Forms
Disaster Relief volunteers can now download the following forms to their computers and fill them out and bring them to the training. By typing these forms, it saves time with data entry and increasing accuracy of keeping your records.
Use this link to find the form:
https://tndisasterrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-Record-of-Volunteer-Training-fillable.pdf

Introduction to Disaster Relief, Chainsaw, and Flood Recovery - Whitwell (Middle TN)
2026-03-21 07:45 - 14:30 | Whitwell, First Baptist Church, 1970 N. Main Street, Whitwell, TN, 37397, United States
March 21, 2026 – First Baptist Church, 1970 N. Main Street, Whitwell, TN 37397. To pre-register for this class, contact Doyle Pittman at dpittman12@epbfi.com (preferred) with your name, church, and classes you plan to take. Call Doyle at (423) 240-1274 if you have any questions.
Please pre-register by Monday, March 16, so that we can supply you with the proper training materials and/or lunch count on Saturday.
The credentialing fee is $40. This fee will cover not only the cost of the ID, hat, background check, and membership pin, but also the cost of any of the basic training courses a volunteer wants to take over the next 3 years.
PLEASE bring exact cash or check made payable to: TBMB or Tennessee Baptist Mission Board along with your registration forms to make registration move more smoothly and faster. See link below for registration forms.
To be fully credentialed, you will need to take at least one specialized class after you have taken the prerequisite course of “Introduction to Southern Baptist Disaster Relief.”
7:45 – 8:15 a.m. Registration
8:15 – 10:15 a.m. Introduction to Disaster Relief (2 hour class)
10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Chainsaw Operation & Safety (2-hour class)
12:30 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch – $5/person (CASH ONLY) for those that pre-register
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Flood Recovery
During break and lunch, badge pictures will be made – head and shoulder shot, no hats.
Registration Forms
Disaster Relief volunteers can now download the following forms to their computers and fill them out and bring them with you to training or send them to the DR office. By typing these forms, you are helping us save time with data entry and increasing our accuracy of keeping your records.
Use this link to find the forms: https://tndisasterrelief.org/registration-forms/
