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Disaster Services

Teaming Up for Preparedness

From left to right, DCHSEMA's Russell Gardner, Director of Emergency and International Services Phil Terry, DCHSEMA's Kerry Payne, Chapter volunteer Irene Steward, Chapter volunteer Ed Greenberg and Disaster Services Coordinator Carlyn Payton.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Friday, February 15, American Red Cross of the National Capital Area staff and volunteers delivered two shelter-ready trailers to the Unified Communications Center on Martin Luther King Avenue in Southeast, DC. The trailers, stocked with supplies used in the event of a natural or man-made disaster, are two of 48 trailers purchased with funding from the UASI (Urban Area Security Initiative) Grant.

Above left, a Disaster Action Team leader responds to a fire in Burke, Va., in early December. At right, staff and volunteers huddle near the Capital before the state funeral ceremonies for President Ford.

(Our Disaster Action Team members respond to a local disaster every 11 hours. Last year, the Chapter responded to 560 local disasters.)

We're ready when you need us...

Each year the American Red Cross responds immediately to more than 60,000 disasters. Disasters include hurricanes, floods, blizzards, tornadoes, hazardous materials spills, transportation accidents, explosives, and other man-made disasters.
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