Disaster Action Team Responses

On April 24, a family had a fire in their mobile home in Boardman. The family lost everything they own in the fire. The American Red Cross volunteers from Morrow County arrived, and assisted the one adult and 2 children with the following:

–Lodging in a nearby motel.
–A client assistance card to shop for food, and clothing.
–An adult comfort kit containing razor, shampoo, washcloth, comb. toothbrush, toothpaste,
soap, and Kleenex.
–Child comfort kits containing shampoo, washcloth, comb, soap, toothbrush, toothpaste,
Kleenex, coloring book and crayons.

On April 24, a family had a fire in Oregon City. The family of 4 stayed with friends family after the fire. One adult on April 27, realized he need Red Cross assistance. When the American Red Cross volunteers arrived, they assisted the adult with:

Lodging in a nearby motel.
–Client assistance card to shop for food and clothing.

On April 27, a family had a fire in their home in Astoria. When the Clatsop County Red Cross volunteers arrived they assisted the 2 adults and 3 teens with the following:

–Lodging in a nearby motel.
–A client assistance card to shop for food, clothing and coats.
–Comfort Kits for the five members of the family.