American Red Cross Emergency Services provides relief to people who have experienced natural and or

man-made disasters. This unit is prepared at all times to provide food, clothing, and shelter to disaster victims. All assistance is free and universal; disaster victims are not expected to pay the Red Cross for any services provided to them. Assistance to disaster victims includes:

• Vouchers for food, clothing, and household goods

• Temporary housing

• Health services and referrals

• Referrals to housing and other social service agencies

Most local disaster assistance is provided to victims of single family house fires.

 

Our volunteer Disaster Action Teams (DAT) are on-call 24/7 to provide disaster relief at a

moment's notice. Other types of local disaster situations include:

• Snowstorms, ice storms and power failures

• Minor creek flooding and flooding of low lying areas.

• Major explosions and chemical leaks

• Train derailments

 

 

Interested in becoming a new disaster volunteer
 

Help Victims of Disasters…and More

The American Red Cross of Lackawanna County responds to an average of 60 disasters each year.

 

Our Disaster Action Teams volunteers are on the front lines, out on the streets and in the communities, day and night, to meet the needs of families and residents with food, clothing, temporary housing, emotional support and emergency supplies.

 

Become a Disaster Planning & Response Volunteer

Red Cross Disaster Planning & Response Volunteers receive more than 40 hours of free, specialized Red Cross training to prepare them to execute vital tasks in field operations, disaster assessment, mass care, sheltering and psychological first aid.

 

Time commitment varies from full-time internships to working just twice a year as a reserve. Our volunteer coordinator can help you find the position that best fits your schedule.

 

Take the first step to becoming an Disaster Action Team Volunteer trained to handle local emergencies in the Lackawanna County Area and become trained & ready for deployment to national disasters elsewhere in the country, like Hurricane Katrina

 

Click here to Get Started on being a Volunteer