Author: Red Cross Cascades Region

Give Us Your Guess: Paleotempestology

I’m trying to build my nerd cred, but hopelessly failing at the task. Try as I might, I’m just cool. I can’t help it! (Note: You can’t see this, but […]

H1N1 Vaccine: What Are Your Thoughts?

In a time of pandemic, there might not be enough vaccine for every American. If that’s the case, who should get vaccinated first? The elderly? The young? Healthcare workers? These […]

Disaster Response Update

August 12: Disaster volunteers responded to a duplex fire in outer SE Portland. Two adults and one child received assistance with lodging, food and clothes. Today, mental health volunteers will […]

Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up

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… [The place names link […]

Swinging The Night Away

Every once in a while, I hear about things at work that we USED to do, but don’t do anymore. Most of them are no big loss, but every once […]

Catastrophe. Survival. Reality TV.

“Step into the compound where The Colony must survive.” No, that isn’t a cool Schwarzenegger quote. It’s the tag line of Discovery Channel’s new show “The Colony,” the latest idea […]

Fun With Fires And Volcanos

It’s been a while since I’ve checked out one of my favorite blogs, Safety Graphic Fun. It’s an often laugh-out-loud funny look at signage from all over the world — […]

10 GPS Gadgets That Could Save Your Life

A few are for pros, and a few are for regular folks like you and me. But ALL of them are pretty amazing. Whether you’re hiking, skydiving, snowboarding, driving, or […]

Flickr Finds: AED in Par-ee!

Recognize this lady? It’s Jen Sedell, Oregon Community Action Corps manager (and part of our Red Cross team) standing in France (and it’s actually Sault, not Paris) with a “defibrillateur.” […]