In recent years, excessive heat has caused more deaths than all other weather events, including floods. A heat wave is a prolonged period of excessive heat, often combined with excessive humidity. Learn how to prepare for a heat wave, actions to take during a heat wave and how to care for someone suffering the effects of excessive heat.
Influenza, also known as the flu, is a contagious respiratory disease caused by different strains of viruses. The tips in this fact sheet can help you understand how to avoid getting sick, determine if you have the flu and how to care for someone who is sick.
Floods are among the most frequent and costly natural disasters. This fact sheet covers actions you should take when flood warnings are issued, supplies to have on hand and how to deal with the aftermath of a flood.
The most effective way to protect yourself and your home from fire is to identify and remove fire hazards. This fact sheet provides valuable information about smoke alarms and a fire escape plans that can save lives.
An earthquake is a sudden, rapid shaking of the earth caused by the breaking and shifting of rock beneath the earth’s surface. Earthquakes strike suddenly, without warning, and they can occur at any time of the year, day or night. This fact sheet covers the steps you can take before, during and after an earthquake to stay safe.
Sheltering in place can disrupt our routines and challenge our ability to tend to responsibilities, such as work and caring for loved ones. Understandably, we may become nervous or uncomfortable when sheltering in place. The information in this fact sheet can help you cope emotionally with this type of emergency.
It’s important to prepare for possible disasters and other emergencies. Natural and human-caused disasters can strike suddenly, at any time and anywhere. This fact sheet covers the three actions everyone can take that can help make a difference …
Help keep your family safe in severe weather, man made/natural hazards with Emergency by the American Red Cross. Monitor conditions in your area or area of loved ones, prepare your family and your home, check to see if loved ones are safe and let them know you’re safe. - A must have for anyone who live in areas prone to severe weather or have loved ones that do.
Each year, the American and Canadian Red Cross Societies train emergency response volunteers on how to provide shelter and care for those displaced during disaster and other emergencies. One way your organization or business can contribute is by offering your facility as a Red Cross shelter. One way to contribute to this effort is by offering your facility as a Red Cross shelter.
The Red Cross has been organizing the safe collection and distribution of blood and related products for many decades. This service is of vital importance to health care providers across the nation and around the world
