Author: Red Cross Cascades Region

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 […]

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 […]