Tag: emergency preparedness
The Importance of an Emergency Kit
Story by Denise Holley / Red Cross Cascades Region How much warning will you get if you need to evacuate from a wildfire? Wildfires move quickly and unpredictably, meaning your […]
Winter Weather May Still Be On Its Way
Story by Denise Holley / Red Cross Cascades Region This year, winter has held back its blankets of snow and biting temperatures from much of the valleys and high deserts […]
From Wildfires to Earthquakes – Be Prepared When Disaster Strikes
Story by Ali Hargrave / Red Cross Cascades Over the course of the past couple of months, Oregon like much of the West Coast has been devastated by wildfires. Though […]
Preparedness Month Goes Virtual but Preparing for a Disaster Remains Very Real
Story by Melanie Derbes / Red Cross Cascades “Get a kit. Make a plan. Be informed.” “Get a kit. Make a plan. Be informed.” If you repeat this to yourself […]
Portland Area: What hazards are in your neighborhood?
If you are reading this blog, you most likely have asked the question ‘what sort of hazards could impact my home and workplace in a natural disaster?’ This week the […]
Emergency Design
Most of us are all too familiar with images of tent-cities sprung up around the world wherever disaster strikes or the sea of FEMA trailers planted in New Orleans and […]
Jack Jewsbury to be Honored at Fred Meyer Breakfast of Champions
Following the devastating tornado that hit Joplin, Missouri on May 22, Jack Jewsbury and the Portland Timbers partnered with the American Red Cross to assist in fundraising. Jack, a Joplin […]
The Fred Meyer Breakfast of Champions: Meet Local Heroes
Blood drives at high schools don’t take place during the summer break, but summer vacation didn’t stop David Douglas high school from saving lives. The school responded to an invitation […]
The Breakfast of Champions: An Event You’ll Never Forget
Last spring, DeOna Bridgeman of Canby witnessed a teenage boy struck by a car. DeOna rushed to the boy, who was lying in the road, not breathing and without a […]
Disaster Preparedness Initiative
Our leader and CEO, Maree Wacker, was recently featured on Comcast Newsmakers of Oregon and Southwest Washington, hosted by veteran journalist Ken Ackerman. Showing off her scientific chops in describing […]