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Join China Earthquake Relief Efforts on Facebook
Help earthquake victims in China by joining the cause on Facebook. You can choose to donate to the Red Cross relief efforts or just join and forward the cause to your […]
Disaster Action Team Response
On Monday, May 12th, one adult male (senior) had a major fire in his mobile home in Forest Grove. The home was declared a total loss. On Tuesday, after being […]
Photos From the NDMS Drill
Remember Mike’s post about the National Disaster Medical System Port of Portland drill at PDX airport? Well, a volunteer just sent us some more photos of it. I posted them […]
Our Volunteers Have Spirit
Portland Spirit. Remember how I mentioned that our volunteers were going to go on a Portland Spirit riverboat cruise for National Volunteer Week? Well, here are the photos!
Blood Donations After China Earthquake
A volunteer noticed this in a slideshow of photos from the earthquake aftermath in China and forwarded it to us. There are a few different photos of people donating blood […]
Disaster Action Team Responses
On May 12, a family of 4 had a fire in their house, when the volunteers arrived, they assisted the family with: –3 nights stay in a nearby motel.–A client […]
NPR Reporters Experience China Earthquake Firsthand
On my way home from work today, I caught a story on NPR about the devastating earthquake in China. I was thrown for just a moment — how are these […]
A deluge of disasters serves as a reminder.
This morning my alarm clock radio came on, and in the space of just a few minutes I heard the following stories: – Several tornadoes hit the Midwest. Severe damage. […]
Have You Ever Seen A Pet-A-Kin?
If your pet suddenly stopped breathing or broke a bone, would you know what to do? When it comes to saving lives here at the Red Cross, we care just […]
Disaster Action Team Responses
On Saturday May 10, 2008 the disaster volunteers helped a family of 2 adults, that had a fire in their apartment, the volunteers assisted the family with: –2 nights stay […]