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About Neutrality
Tagging along with what has already been written about the Ingrid Betancourt operation, I have a personal example about what happens when an organization’s neutrality is compromised.The Peace Corps was […]
Red Cross symbol apparently misused in Colombian mission to free Betancourt
This is all over the news right now so I thought I’d offer up a bit of clarification. The official ICRC press release is pasted below. I bolded the main […]
Oh man, I just found a radio cooler than mine!
Say hello to the Eton FR1000 Voicelink. This is the next step up from my awesome emergency radio. In addition to AM/FM, shortwave, cell phone charger and a hand crank for power, it […]
Disaster Action Team Responses
On Tuesday July 15, there was a house fire in Clackamas. When the volunteers arrived they helped the individual with: –3 nights lodging in a nearby motel.–A client assistance card […]
Check Out Our Wordle!
Isn’t it cute? Thanks to Apartment Therapy — see, the synergy is already beginning — we plugged our blog URL into this site and gave it a whirl. We even […]
1,000 Dead, 13,000 Injured: Could It Be You?
I’m a little late on this, but I wanted to direct your attention to today’s Oregonian article about a recent Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) report that […]
More maps!
View Larger Map Another map for you. Wendy over at Red Cross Chat is making some very interesting maps lately. This one is of the many multi-family fires that have […]
Cute First Aid Products and Lise’s AWESOME News!
Since you already know of my penchant for well-designed preparedness products, I thought I’d share a well-designed first aid product for a change. I love the clean design of Help […]
Chuck Norris always donates blood to the American Red Cross…
…just never his own. *stifling my laughter* Oh, man. I heard that “Chuck Norris Fact” the other day and it cracks me up every time I think of […]
Two Oregonians Hailed as Heroes
Part of our goal here at the Red Cross is to give people the skills to save a life — their own or someone else’s. And two Oregonians have recently […]