Disaster Action Team Responses
On Dec. 16, there was a trailer fire in Tillamook. The
local Red Cross volunteers met with the single adult, and assisted the adult with
–Lodging in a nearby motel.
–A client assistance card to shop for food and clothing.
–A volunteer Red Cross Nurse assisted the client with medications that was lost in the fire.
On the same day Red Cross volunteers assisted two families that had an apartment fire on Dec. 15. The 4 adults and 5 children had new apartments to move into, but found they did need Red Cross assistance. When the volunteers arrived they assisted the families with:
–A client assistance card to shop for food and clothing.
The evening of Dec. 16Th, a family had a fire in their house in Forest Grove. The Red Cross volunteers assisted the family of 4 adults and 3 children with a motel.