Trainings & Deployments From: LCMS Disaster Response & Training

Volunteer: Basic/Intermediate Chainsaw Training, Our Savior Lutheran Church, Albany NY, 8-7 thru 8-2026

Lutheran Church Charities has been invited by the Atlantic District to provide LERT Basic & Intermediate Chainsaw training on August 7th-8th  in Albany, NY. This chainsaw training increases our dedicated LERT volunteers’ capabilities and gives them the capacity to extend mercy from the congregation to those who lack the means or skills to perform this dangerous work in their communities.

You must have previously completed the LERT Basic training class to participate in this class.

During the training, you will learn the following:

Safe operation of a chainsaw Personal protective equipment (PPE) Injury prevention Physics of cutting trees How to buck and limb fallen trees How to fell a tree How to clear debris in a safe and efficient manner

To be authorized as a LCMS LERT Chainsaw operator or dragger, volunteers must attend both the classroom and hands-on training/workday.

 Volunteers will need to bring the following if they have:

Chainsaw, bar oil, gas, extra chains and bar Chaps (sawyers only) and other Personal Protection Gear (hard hat, heavy work gloves, eye & ear protection, work boots)  Outdoor work clothes appropriate for the weather at that time. (It is always wise to dress in layers) Bug Spray Lawn chair

BASIC & INTERMEDIATE CHAINSAW TRAINING & WORKDAY SCHEDULE
 
Friday, August 7, Classroom   
5:00 – 5:30 pm  Check-in/Registration
5:30 – 9:30 pm  Basic Chainsaw Safety Training
 
Saturday, August 8, Hands-on Training & Workday
8:00 - 8:15 am    Check-in/Registration 
8:15 - 4:00 pm    Hands-on Chainsaw Training & Workday

Location: 

Our Savior Lutheran Church
63 Mountain View Ave.
Albany, NY 12205

**Attendees will travel to a site in Fuera Bush, NY, for Hands-on Training & Workday.

Cost: There is a $35.00 fee for those taking Chainsaw Training.

Our Savior Lutheran Church will provide dinner on Friday and lunch on Saturday.  

 

District: Atlantic

Lutheran Church Charities has been invited by the Atlantic District to provide LERT Basic & Intermediate Chainsaw training on August 7th-8th  in Albany, NY. This chainsaw training increases our dedicated LERT volunteers’ capabilities and gives them the capacity to extend mercy from the congregation to those who lack the means or skills to perform this dangerous work in their communities.

You must have previously completed the LERT Basic training class to participate in this class.

During the training, you will learn the following:

Safe operation of a chainsaw Personal protective equipment (PPE) Injury prevention Physics of cutting trees How to buck and limb fallen trees How to fell a tree How to clear debris in a safe and efficient manner

To be authorized as a LCMS LERT Chainsaw operator or dragger, volunteers must attend both the classroom and hands-on training/workday.

 Volunteers will need to bring the following if they have:

Chainsaw, bar oil, gas, extra chains and bar Chaps (sawyers only) and other Personal Protection Gear (hard hat, heavy work gloves, eye & ear protection, work boots)  Outdoor work clothes appropriate for the weather at that time. (It is always wise to dress in layers) Bug Spray Lawn chair

BASIC & INTERMEDIATE CHAINSAW TRAINING & WORKDAY SCHEDULE
 
Friday, August 7, Classroom   
5:00 – 5:30 pm  Check-in/Registration
5:30 – 9:30 pm  Basic Chainsaw Safety Training
 
Saturday, August 8, Hands-on Training & Workday
8:00 - 8:15 am    Check-in/Registration 
8:15 - 4:00 pm    Hands-on Chainsaw Training & Workday

Location: 

Our Savior Lutheran Church
63 Mountain View Ave.
Albany, NY 12205

**Attendees will travel to a site in Fuera Bush, NY, for Hands-on Training & Workday.

Cost: There is a $35.00 fee for those taking Chainsaw Training.

Our Savior Lutheran Church will provide dinner on Friday and lunch on Saturday.  

 

District: Atlantic

Training & Deployment Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 12205

Allow Groups: No