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Our New Blog Tagline
Do you see it? Up above?Yesterday, the marketing team was messing around with our e-mail signatures to see if we might use that as a tool to promote the blog. […]
Can Country Music Change a Life?
Let me start by saying I’m not the biggest fan of country music. Twang makes me shudder and any mention of trucks or rodeos will cause me to promptly cover […]
Our Chapter Makes National News
Okay, that’s a bit of a misnomer. It should probably read “Our Chapter Makes National’S News,” if I’m being honest. But really, it’s just as exciting as CNN or Newsweek […]
Disaster Action Team Responses
Red Cross Volunteers disaster responded to third fire, a single family fire, on Tuesday, April 15. When the disaster volunteers arrived, they assisted the adult and child affected by the […]
Disaster Action Team Responses
On Tuesday, April 15, 4 families had a fire in their apartment in Hillsboro. When the Red Cross disaster volunteers arrived, they assisted 8 adults and 12 children affected by […]
Stay Off Logs
On a lighter note, a coworker found this magnet in the recesses of our warehouse storage. Not sure if it was made by the Red Cross or what. It’s good […]
More on Apartment Fire Safety
Just a follow up to my post yesterday. The Oregonian gave a verbal smack-down to the city about its lax fire inspections. And because I just have to mention preparedness […]
BoC: The Story Behind the Story
As we all know, Portland is a small town that likes to think it’s a big city, so it’s not really a surprise to run into people you know. Even […]
Disaster Action Team Responses
On Saturday, April 12, an adult and child had a fire in their apartment in SE Portland. When Red Cross disaster Volunteers arrived, they assisted the family by providing:–3 nights […]
A Very Scary Thought
By the time I turn 60, California will have experienced another major earthquake. And if it’s anything like the last one, it could kill 72 people, injure more than 9,000 […]