By Gordon Williams When you hear about an earthquake in another state or country, take the time to review your plans for surviving a quake here in Washington. As the state’s Emergency Management Division points out, “Washington is earthquake country. It’s not a question of ‘if’ but ‘when’ an earthquake will strike us.” First step … Continue reading How to keep your Quake Survival Plans up-to-date
Why these High Schoolers took a class on the Red Cross
The mini-term class visited the Red Cross building in Tacoma, WA, January 2019 By Gordon Williams On a regular school day, students at three innovative sister high schools in Tacoma might attend classes in graphic design or songwriting or maybe zoology. But for three-and-a-half weeks this January, 44 students from the three schools--Tacoma School of … Continue reading Why these High Schoolers took a class on the Red Cross
Lacey Shoemaker: volunteer turned employee and back again
By Emily Thornton, Red Cross volunteer Lacey Shoemaker will take 11 years of Red Cross experience to a new role with Wisconsin Emergency Management. She answered the phone in the middle of the night on Sept. 23, 2016, and thus began a deployment of American Red Cross workers to the Cascade Mall shooting. “As soon … Continue reading Lacey Shoemaker: volunteer turned employee and back again
Pasco Fire Department Red-Hot
By MARK WALKER The Pasco Fire Department is blazing a trail across south-central Washington with life-saving smoke alarms provided by the American Red Cross. Crews respond to every call for service not only with firefighting and emergency medical supplies, but also carry smoke alarms available through the Red Cross Sound the Alarm Campaign. Whenever appropriate to … Continue reading Pasco Fire Department Red-Hot
How to Keep From Being a Kitchen Fire Statistic
The American Red Cross asks everyone to follow these steps to help stay safe this holiday.
Why I Volunteer: Lauren Glushik
I first joined the Red Cross when I was living in Montana. I was looking for a way to get to know the area better and contribute to the community. My profession is in oil spill response and incident management, and I wanted to leverage my emergency response skills to contribute on a service level. … Continue reading Why I Volunteer: Lauren Glushik
Local volunteer sees Red Cross impact at home and abroad
By Gordon Williams If you were asked to list everything the Red Cross does you might jot down responding to disasters, teaching first aid and preparedness and collecting blood. And you would be right, of course. But the Red Cross is a global organization, active in 190 nations, with societies in other countries that have their own special … Continue reading Local volunteer sees Red Cross impact at home and abroad
Red Cross positioning for the future as services, needs grow
By Mark Walker Photos by Don Zanon As demand for services grows, the American Red Cross is studying how to best serve millions of people residing throughout the Northwest. The effort includes best practices for managing disaster and emergency services, and where supplies, offices and other facilities are located. “We’re re-examining the way we stockpile … Continue reading Red Cross positioning for the future as services, needs grow
For Jamie Gravelle, Hurricane Florence, a week at home and now Hurricane Michael
By Gordon Williams Jamie Gravelle, disaster program manager for the Snohomish County chapter of the American Red Cross, was in a two-day staff meeting in Everett WA when she got the call to deploy to the Hurricane Michael relief operation. Fifteen hours later, having skipped the second day of the meeting, she was en route … Continue reading For Jamie Gravelle, Hurricane Florence, a week at home and now Hurricane Michael
Alexa, donate $50 to American Red Cross
By MARK WALKER SEATTLE – Tens of millions of Americans can now contribute to the Red Cross directly through their Amazon Alexa virtual assistant. Seattle-based Amazon worked with Red Cross officials to enable customers who want to donate money to the charity by simply asking Alexa. Donors also can direct precisely where their contribution should … Continue reading Alexa, donate $50 to American Red Cross
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