Disaster Services
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The mission of the American Red Cross Disaster Services is to implement the disaster-related provisions of the Congressional Charter, the mission and corporate goals of the American Red Cross, and the policies of the American Red Cross Board of Governors by ensuring a nationwide system of disaster planning, preparedness, community disaster education, and response that will provide the American people with quality services delivered in a uniform, consistent and responsive manner. A A |
| At the center of the Red Cross response to disaster is the Disaster Action Team or (DAT). DAT members respond to disaster calls 24 hours a day 365 days a year. DAT members are specially trained to provide assistance to individuals and families affected by disasters. Locally, they respond to single and multi-family fires, floods, transportation accidents, chemical spills, hurricanes, and other disasters. They are trained to provide families with their immediate disaster-related emergency needs, and help them on their way to recovery. If you need assistance following a disaster such as a single family fire please call (361) 887-9991 and ask for a disaster caseworker. We will need to know pertinent information to serve you quickly and efficiently. Please have your name, address of your damaged residence and address where you can be reached, a phone number where you can be contacted, number of family members currently living in the home and what your immediate, emergency needs are: food, clothing, shelter, or medications. While we are not able to assist with incidents like power outages, we will utilize our network of partners to refer clients to for assistance. |
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For a list of Emergency Preparedness items please go to the
For more information contact Nevada Linford at (361) 887-9991 or (800) 656-9991.
