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What Every Person Should Have In Their Disaster Kit

Mar 22, 2011

Thanks to Lauren Woodward for being such a fantastic media interview!

Friday Final Cut

Mar 18, 2011

It’s Friday, and once again we find ourselves with a plethora of stories. So here’s your final cut…everything that we wanted to share, but don’t have time to blog. Enjoy! […]

Nation’s Eyes on Oregon’s Earthquake Preparedness

Mar 18, 2011

In the wake of the tragedy in Japan, local and national news have been striving to answer the question are we prepared for when it will happen here? The short […]

Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up

Mar 16, 2011

Welcome to the Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links for you. It’s a non-comprehensive sampling […]

Brent Leong: 2011 CPR Hero

Mar 15, 2011

Get out the kleenex for this one…

Lisa Lyver: 2011 Professional Rescue Hero

Mar 15, 2011

Watch the video.

Ryan Van Vactor, Annette Sansburn & Bella Pointer: 2011 Fire Heroes

Mar 15, 2011

Watch the video.

Mike Borreggine: 2011 First Aid Hero

Mar 15, 2011

If you wanted more of Mike Borregine (and survivor Shawn Jett!), see their whole hero video here:

“A Battle Between A Young Man & A Chicken Nugget…”

Mar 15, 2011

This morning, we held our biggest event of the year — the Fred Meyer Breakfast of Champions, honoring local heroes. KGW morning show go-to guy Drew Carney was on hand […]

How We Are Helping After the Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami

Mar 14, 2011

We’ve received an incredible amount of support from the public following the devastating earthquake in Japan and ensuing Pacific tsunami last Friday. As always, we are grateful for your support […]