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 Your Red Cross Helps Families Recover from Disasters

 

Each year, the American Red Cross of Wyoming responds to hundreds of disasters including house or apartment fires (the majority of disaster responses), hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, hazardous materials spills, transportation accidents, explosions, and other natural and man-made disasters. When a disaster threatens or strikes, the Red Cross provides shelter, food, and both health and mental health services to address basic human needs. The Red Cross also feeds emergency workers, handles inquiries from concerned family members outside the disaster area, and helps those affected by disaster to access other available resources. If you have experienced a disaster in your home or neighborhood, please call (307) 638-8906 for recovery information and services.

Watch a video that shows you some of the work disaster volunteers perform on site and behind the scenes.


    

 Preparedness Tips

 

August 20, 2007 - Little Rock, Arkansas - photo by Gene Dailey
            "Nothing happens when we're on call," quips Janice Erkman of Murray, Ky. She and her husband Ed, who are both retired military personnel, have been volunteering with the Calloway County Chapter in Murray for about a year. Janice laughingly recounts how during their first several months as disaster responders every time they were on-call, there were no disasters. "We are jinxes."
            Although thankful that Texas was spared this time, the Erkmans were looking forward to helping on their first national disaster. Once again, nothing happened and the couple will be returning home to Kentucky.
            "We were always the adventuresome type," Ed stated. Red Cross can count on the Erkmans to respond the next time they're called. The couple has been married 42 years and has four grown children.

CPR/Preparedness Saturday 2005

Disaster can strike quickly and without warning. It can force you to evacuate your neighborhood or confine you to your home. What would you do if basic services--water, gas, electricity or telephones--were cut off? Local officials and relief workers will be on the scene after a disaster, but they cannot reach everyone right away. Therefore, the best way to make your family and your home safer is to be prepared before disaster strikes. For preparedness tips visit: http://www.redcross.org/portal/site/en/menuitem.d8aaecf214c576bf971e4cfe43181aa0/?vgnextoid=72c51a53f1c37110VgnVCM1000003481a10aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default.  


    

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