Contact:  Bill Marable, Emergency Services Director, marableb@bamaredcross.org,

  or Paul Stewart, Community Disaster Specialist, stewartp@bamaredcross.org,

        at   (205) 758-3608,  for information on:

  •   Disaster Services
  •   Emergency Services
  •   Armed Forces Emergency Services  (AFES)
  •   Single Family Fire Assistance
  •   Project Share

PREPARE  FOR  DISASTER  BEFORE  IT  STRIKES

                VISIT  NEW  SITE:    http://westbama.com

See Summer 2008 Disaster Services Training Schedule below.      

See links to information on SEVERE  WEATHER  PREPAREDNESS  below.                                                

When Disaster Strikes   the American Red Cross will help you in many ways...

1.    By Providing Immediate Relief  ----  Immediately following a disaster,the

       Red Cross works with emergency service agencies and others and provides

       emergency shelter, meals, and first aid.

2.    By Providing the Means to Pay for Basic Necessities  ---  The Red Cross

       will work with you and your family to identify your disaster-caused needs, help

       you develop an immediate plan, and provide you and your family with the means

       to pay for basic necessities to return to a more normal living situation as soon as

       possible.

       This may include the following:

         ---Rent or temporary repairs to your home to enable you to move back in.

         ---Needed household items.

         ---Groceries and new clothes.

         ---Medical, nursing, and hospital expenses related to the disaster.

         ---Job supplies needed to allow you to return to work.

3.    By Referring You to Other Sources of Help   ---  The Red Cross works with you

       to find the help you need.  We will refer you to government and other agencies that

       can help in your recovery.  If these resources are not available or if you need more

       assistance, the Red Cross will continue to work with you and your family to meet

       your disaster-caused needs.

       REMEMBER...The Red Cross works with you and your family as a team in aiding

       your recovery.  If you need help, go to the nearest Red Cross Service Center.  If

       possible,  please bring identification that shows where you lived at the time of the

       disaster.  This will help us to help you.    All Red Cross Help Is Free.  It's a

        Gift From the American People.

                      **For  information on disaster training courses,

                          call  the West Alabama Red Cross at 758-3608;

                               and see TRAINING page this website. 

         HELP  FOR  ONE.

        HELP  FOR  MANY.

      A  GIFT  FOR  ALL.

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NEW  VOLUNTEER  ORIENTATION      5/9 - 9p,     5/19 - 2p

****DISASTER  SERVICES  SUMMER  TRAINING  SCHEDULE********

Disaster Assessment Parts I and II        May 19 , 9a-1p          Bill Watkins, Instructor

ERV: Ready, Set, Roll                          May 31, 8a-4:30p     Larry Burnette, Instructor

Psychological First Aid                         June 2, 6p-9p      Sheldon Rosenzweig,Instructor

Mass Care: An Overview                      June 9, 6p-9p           Debra York, Instructor

Client Casework:  Providing                  June 12, 6p-9p          Bill Marable, Instructor

        Emergency Assistance

Logistics: An Overview                        June 16, 6p-9p           Bill Marable, Instructor

CPR                                                June 23, 6p-9p          Debra York,  Instructor

First Aid, HIV/AIDS Overview               June 24, 6p-9p          Debra York, Instructor

Supervision on Disaster Assignment       July 10, 6p-9p           Bill Marable, Instructor

Working with Total Diversity                 TBA                        Debra York, Instructor

Family Services: Providing Emergency         TBA

        Assistance to Families

Shelter Operations                              TBA

Shelter Simulations                             TBA

Disaster Mental Health: An Overview          TBA              Sheldon Rosenzweig, Instructor

Staff Health: An Overview-------self study*                      *contact Debra York for details

Fulfilling Our Mission-------self study*

LOCATION:  Classes will be held at the Red Cross Chapter House, 1100 Veterans Memorial Parkway, unless otherwise specified.

ALL  DISASTER  COURSES  REQUIRE  PRE-REGISTRATION  DUE  TO  LIMITED  SEATING.  Contact Debra York at 205-758-3608,  yorkd@bamaredcross.org ,  to register.

DISASTER  COURSES  ARE  FREE  FOR  REGISTERED  DISASTER  VOLUNTEERS.

*****SCHEDULED  TRAINING  IS  SUBJECT  TO  CHANGE**********

 

                        

For information on Emergency Preparedness for those you love--including your pets:

                   www.redcross.org

                   www.ready.gov/america/

                   www.fema.gov/areyouready/                          

                   www.bt.cdc.gov/

                   www.scouting.org/pubs/emergency/

                   www.areyouprepared.com

          On Pets and  Disaster:

                   www.hsus.org/disaster/

                   

          On pandemic influenza preparedness:

                   www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/pandemic/en/

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SEVERE  WEATHER  PREPAREDNESS          (English and Spanish)

TORNADO   www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_591_,00.html

      Contents:      Prepare a Home Tornado Plan,  Assemble a Disaster Supplies Kit,

                         Stay Tuned for Storm Warnings, What To Do When a Storm Watch

                         Is Issued,  What To Do When a Storm Warning Is Issued, After a

                         Tornado Passes, More Information

SEVERE

                               THUNDERSTORM    www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_590_,00.html

      Contents:       Before Lightning Strikes, When A Storm Approaches, What To Do

                          If Caught Outside, Protecting Yourself Outside, What To Do After the

                          Storm Passes, What To Do If Someone Is Struck By Lightning, More

                          Information

******NOAA  WEATHER  RADIOS  SAVE  LIVES!!!!!!!