Disaster Response & Preparedness

All American Red Cross Disaster Assistance is Free Every year, the American Red Cross reaches out to hundreds of disaster victims with emergency assistance. Whether it is a fire that destroys a home or a tornado that devastates a community, the Red Cross will be there for those in need providing various forms of disaster relief including shelter, food, health and mental health counseling services.

Disaster Response

The American Red Cross has teams of on-call volunteers who respond 24 hours a day to meet the psychological and physical needs of local disaster victims. The core of Red Cross disaster relief is the assistance given to victims to enable them to resume their normal daily activities independently.

During a disaster situation, the Red Cross also feeds emergency workers, handles inquires from concerned family members outside the disaster area, provides blood and blood products to disaster victims and helps those affected by disaster to access other available resources.

Your local Red Cross helps people lessen the impact of disasters through disaster preparedness education (providing the community with information on how to prevent, prepare for and respond to disaster) and disaster mitigation education (teaching the community how to take actions prior to disaster to reduce loss).

Disaster Preparedness

Taking time to BE RED CROSS Ready is an essential part of everyones surivival of a looming threat. Whether it be a severe storm, tornado, winter weather or fire - disasters can strike at any moment, by taking time to GET A KIT, MAKE A PLAN and BE INFORMED is essential. By clicking on the below listed links you can learn how to prepare online:

Disaster Operations