Red Cross disaster relief focuses on meeting people's
immediate emergency disaster-caused needs. When a disaster threatens
or strikes, the Red Cross provides shelter, food, health and mental
health services to address basic human needs. In addition to these
services, the core of Red Cross disaster relief is the assistance
given to individuals and families affected by disaster to enable
them to resume their normal daily activities independently.
In our area, the Chapter regularly responds to
single-family fires as well as floods, winter storms, and other
weather-related disasters. Specially trained disaster volunteers
also respond to large-scale national disasters, such as hurricanes,
fires, tornadoes, and mudslides.
The Red Cross also feeds emergency workers, handles
inquiries from concerned family members outside the disaster area,
provides blood and blood products to disaster victims, and helps
those affected by disaster to access other available resources.
If disaster strikes, call the Polk County Sheriff's Department at 828.894.3001 or the Red Cross Office at 828.894.2700.
