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Red Cross Responds to English Mountain Wildfire |
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Tuesday, 10 April 2012 11:49 |
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The American Red Cross has begun providing help for those affected by the wildfire in the English Mountain Area of Sevier County and the Great Smoky Mountains, in conjunction with local emergency management. The EMA has set up an evacuation center at at Blowing Cave Baptist Church, 797 Blowing Cave Road, Sevierville, TN 37876. We are currently moving volunteers, cots, and blankets to support that center and our emergency response vehicle has been dispatched to provide food, snacks, and drink to emergency workers and the 175 evacuated persons, including one drug and rehab center (pop 50).
We continue to assess the damage and number of people affected, and will respond as we determine the needs of affected residents.
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Thursday, 22 March 2012 11:52 |
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 Bruster’s Ice Cream and the American Red Cross will host a family day on Saturday, April 14th from 1-10 pm. This event will be a family friendly day packed with all sorts of entertainment and activities while helping to raise awareness of and essential dollars for the work of the American Red Cross and its Service to the Armed Forces program. We will be at all three Bruster’s locations: Rocky Hill, Middlebrook Pike and Emory Road.
Keep reading for a schedule of events.
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DISASTER UPDATE - Midwest Tornadoes |
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Thursday, 01 March 2012 18:43 |
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While the severe weather has dissipated, the Red Cross continues to circulate through affected communities stretching from Kansas to Tennessee, providing relief to the many families directly impacted by the storms. Damage Assessment is still ongoing as roads become more accessible across many of these states. More severe weather is anticipated to pass through the Midwest and into the Mid-Atlantic on Friday. While providing relief, the Red Cross is preparing for future severe weather in order to provide more assistance in the coming days.
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Red Cross Announces Disaster Boot Camp March 12-16 |
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Wednesday, 29 February 2012 11:42 |
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The Knoxville Area Chapter will be hosting a Disaster "Boot Camp" specifically for disaster volunteers and individuals interested in becoming disaster volunteers March 12 - 18. Eight courses will be offered during this five day period.
When disaster strikes, whether the disaster is a flood or tornado that affected hundreds of people, or a house, mobile home, or apartment fire that affects a single family, trained Red Cross volunteers respond to meet the needs of the individuals involved. The ever-increasing need for volunteers to help respond to local disasters is the impetus for this institute.
Click here for a schedule of these classes.
To register for any of the classes email
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or go to https://classes.redcross.org/Saba/Web/Main and enter the class id.
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Firehouse Subs Safety Foundation Presents Grant to Red Cross |
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Thursday, 23 February 2012 20:23 |
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 On Thursday, February 23, 2012, the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation presented the Knoxville Chapter of the American Red Cross with over $14,710 in funding. These grants dollars have been used to purchase disaster clean-up kits, shelter cots, blankets and shelter carts. This donation will be used throughout the East Tennessee Region and allows the Red Cross to provide care to individuals in the event of a natural disaster.
The Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation provides emergency services with life-saving equipment, prevention education, natural disaster preparedness and financial resources to individuals pursuing a career in the public safety sector. |
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