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.scouting.org/pubs/emergency/
On Pets and 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!!!!!!!