A selection of recent stories detailing how people are using social and mobile tools in emergencies. Have you seen other examples?

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There’s no need to obsess over what would happen to your pets if there were a big disaster, but we do encourage everyone who has a pet to make a plan.

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Things to know about our response to the San Bruno, CA fire.

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The Bay Area chapter is responding to the fire that started in San Bruno, CA, last night.

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See Tropical Storm Hermine in several time-lapse videos

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Tidbits from the web we think you’ll like.

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This is a post written by Jackie Mitchell, Director of Marketing and Communications at the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago. Jackie was deployed to Cape Cod in advance of Earl’s forecasted sweep by the east coast. Read about her experience with helping the Red Cross be prepared for the possible storm, and how it [...]

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Sure we’ve already seen 8/9/20 and 9/02/10 fly by us this year on the calendar, but we can still look forward to 10/10/10 in about a month. To celebrate this numerical symmetry in our calendar, we’re participating in One Day on Earth and you can, too. It’s officially time to dust off your camera and [...]

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Find out how your American Red Cross is making news today.

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Today we’re gearing up for possible flooding in Texas and maybe even Oklahoma because of Tropical Storm Hermine.

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