When choosing Samplers, use a map to determine who lives in the best location for taking a sample. Make a phone tree and give everyone a copy. Identify a person to be a Bucket Brigade Coordinator.
Identify the most reliable people to be Sniffers and Samplers.
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If not, read this manual and share information on your own. If you have an environmental advocacy group in your neighborhood that is active on air quality issues, ask if they will send a representative to come make a presentation. Have a house party and invite your friends and neighbors.Here are some steps you can take to build your bucket brigade: Samplers are people who have been trained to take air samples and have a bucket. Sniffers alrt those who have a bucket - Samplers - when they smell or experience something suspicious. Sniffers are people who don’t have a bucket but have a good nose. There are two major ways people can get involved: as Sniffers and Samplers. You can also find out if you are experiencing similar health problems or smelling similar odors. The more people available to take samples or alert those who do, the better your chances of getting a good sample during a chemical release. Your Bucket Brigade will be more successful if you can involve your neighbors. Or it can be as complex as a ring of Samplers around a refinery or chemical facility supported by a phone tree of Sniffers. Republished with permission.Ĭo-authored by Karen Susag, Schuyler Fishman, Julia May, and Denny LarsonĪ Bucket Brigade can be as simple as one committed neighbor who raises a couple of hundred dollars for each lab analysis. Published by Communities for a Better Environment (CBE) in 1998. Adapted from the Bucket Brigade Manual: Take Back Your Air!
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