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Each year, the American Red
Cross responds immediately to more than 67,000 disasters
nationwide, 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. Here in
Mower
County,
our volunteers respond daily to help people in their hour of
need.
What does the American
Red Cross do in disasters?
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Emergency shelter, food,
and mental health services to address basic human needs.
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Provides basic
assistance, e.g., groceries, new clothing, temporary
housing, medicines, emergency home repairs, transportation
and basic household items.
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Helps with long-term
recovery when other resources, i.e., insurance benefits and
government assistance, are not available or are inadequate
to meet disaster-caused needs.
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Serves as an information
and referral source to help those affected obtain other
resources
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Emergency communication
between disaster victims and family members located outside
the disaster area.
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Dealing
With Technological Disasters and Terrorism
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Is Your
Family Prepared? We urge everyone to be prepared for
life's disasters, large and small - and it's easy to do!
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TOGETHERWE PREPARE -
Workplace -
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Interested in learning
about how we can come to your workplace or organization to
present disaster preparedness information?
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Special disaster
info for people with disabilities and medical
concerns
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Disaster Preparedness Literature
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