The thunder of a small biplane has just roared overhead as I look out the window. A sound that never phased me before my most recent disaster deployment, it now …
Topics: Disaster
Having a Plan Helped My Family Stay Safe during the Dayton Tornado
In that glorious window of time between putting the kids to bed and succumbing to sleep myself, I had planned to do the dishes. After I placed the baby in …
How To: Use Red Cross Skills on Your Alexa-Enabled Devices
Do you have an Alexa-enabled device at home? Well, we have good news for you! This month, the American Red Cross is launching three skills for Amazon Echo and other …
A Disaster in My Own Backyard: Deploying to the Nebraska Floods Response
When disasters happen, the American Red Cross is there to bring help and hope. This March, it was the people of my home state of Nebraska who needed the Red …
March is Red Cross Month: Why Joe Apicelli Became a Red Cross Volunteer
This Red Cross Month, we are celebrating the volunteers and services that make our organization special. Throughout the month, we’ll bring you stories of help and hope, bringing to light …
Teaching Kids about Preparedness with The Pillowcase Project
Long before I joined the Red Cross communications team, I was a Red Cross volunteer. I worked the reception desk at blood drives and brought comfort kits to patients at …
Teamwork Makes the Disaster Response Dream Work
The American Red Cross responds to disasters across the United States every day. With 2018 being a record year for disaster response, we would not have been able to help …
LDS Charities Assists Typhoon Relief Efforts in Northern Mariana Islands
Originally appeared on LDSCharities.org. On Thursday, October 25, 2018, Super Typhoon Yutu slammed into the Northern Mariana Islands—the strongest storm on record ever to hit that Pacific territory. More than 50,000 …
Smoke Alarms Helped Save Cincinnati Family during a Home Fire
Every day, seven people die in home fires and we want to do everything we can to prevent these needless tragedies – that’s why we launched our Home Fire Campaign in 2014. As …
Three Questions with Night Shift Disaster Responder Francisco Resto
“Three Questions” is an American Red Cross in Greater New York blog series featuring staff, volunteers and partners who help carry out our humanitarian mission. Through these short interviews, we …