Tag: shelter
This Weekend: Damascus Shelter Exercise
A fast moving wildfire has broken out in heavily wooded areas just 10 miles east of Damascus. Fifty residents will be forced out of their homes – would you be […]
Disaster Response Update: Roselyn Apartments
Last night, the lives of many NW Portland residents changed dramatically. Here’s what the Red Cross did to help: At 6:30 p.m., the Oregon Trail Chapter was notified of an […]
There’s no “doubt” Alaskans need to be prepared
Okay, forgive my terrible pun, but after 20 years of dormant life, Alaska’s Mt. Redoubt began burping up ash plumes this weekend and I couldn’t resist. A cloud of gray […]
Jan. 9: What We’ve Been Up To
Since things are still busy around the Chapter, I thought I’d give a little rundown on what we’ve been up to today. First, as I alluded to yesterday, we wound […]
Shelters and Centers and Partners…Oh My!
With all the talk about Emergency Warming Centers over the past two weeks, you probably are thinking that we haven’t been up to much else. But you’d be so wrong! […]
Another Mapstravaganza. Thanks, Google!
Google rocks! They made an interactive map of all the shelters on the gulf coast. You can click on the icons for details about each shelter. And speaking of maps […]