If you are a victim of a disaster in
Benton, Coos,
Curry, Douglas, Lane Lincoln or Linn county, please contact our office at (541)
344-5244.
Each year,
the American Red Cross responds immediately to more than 70,000 disasters, including house or apartment fires (the majority
of disaster responses), hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, hazardous
material spills, transportation accidents, explosions, and other natural and
man-made disasters.
Locally,
last year the Oregon Pacific Chapter’s trained disaster volunteers responded to 141 incidents and provided more than 400 individuals and families with free disaster
relief services in Benton, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Lane Lincoln and Linn
counties.
In the
event of a disaster, the chapter works with the victims to identify their
disaster-caused needs and help them develop an immediate plan of action.We provide the means for these victims to pay
for the basic necessities and help them return to a more normal living situation
as soon as possible.
When Red
Cross volunteers respond to a local emergency, they help families take their
next step from crisis to stability.Red Cross assistance can include:
Emergency shelter, food, and
emotional counseling to address basic human needs affected or eliminated
due to disasters.
Basic assistance such as
groceries, new clothing, temporary housing, medicines, emergency home repairs, transportation and basic household items.
Help with long-term recovery
when other resources, such as insurance benefits and government or other
non-profit assistance, are not available or are inadequate to meet
disaster-caused needs.
Information and referrals to
help those affected obtain other resources.
Aide in emergency communication
between disaster victims and family members located outside the disaster
area.
“I wish to express my most sincere
appreciation for your kind assistance the night of my house fire.I did not know that volunteers from the Red
Cross would get up in the middle of the night to help someone like me…Your
volunteers Dick and Barbara were very kind to me.I was so extremely stressed and would not
have known where to turn if those kind people had not been there.” –Naomi Soules
