Summary

Abstract: American Red Cross responds immediately to more than 67,000 disasters, including house or apartment fires (the majority of disaster responses), hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, hazardous materials spills, transportation accidents, explosions, and other natural and man-made disasters. Red Cross disaster relief focuses on meeting people's immediate emergency disaster-caused needs. When a disaster threatens or strikes, the Red Cross provides shelter, food, and health and mental health services to address basic human needs. In addition to these services, the core of Red Cross disaster relief is the assistance given to individuals and families affected by disaster to enable them to resume their normal daily activities independently. The Red Cross Disaster and Safety looks at what to do and how to prepare for: - Blackouts - Chemical Emergencies - Drought - Earthquakes - Fires - Floods - Heat Waves - Hurricanes - Mudslides - Terrorism - Thunderstorms - Tornadoes - Tsunami - Volcanoes - Wild Fires - Winter Storms "http://www.redcross.org/portal/site/en/menuitem.d8aaecf214c576bf971e4cfe43181aa0/?vgnextoid=74e51a53f1c37110VgnVCM1000003481a10aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default"

Related URL

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION Description: Disaster and Safety page.

Service Citation

Title: American Red Cross: Disaster Services Provider: American Red Cross URL: http://www.redcrosslv.org/disaster.html

Service Keywords

HAZARDS MANAGEMENT >HAZARDS MITIGATION   [Definition]

HAZARDS MANAGEMENT >DISASTER RECOVERY/RELIEF   [Definition]

HAZARDS MANAGEMENT >HAZARDS PLANNING   [Definition]

HAZARDS MANAGEMENT >DISASTER RESPONSE   [Definition]

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA >DROUGHT   [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA >HURRICANES   [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA >MONSOONS   [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA >STORMS   [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA >TORNADOES   [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE   [Definition]

HUMAN DIMENSIONS >ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS   [Definition]

HUMAN DIMENSIONS >NATURAL HAZARDS >BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS   [Definition]

HUMAN DIMENSIONS >NATURAL HAZARDS >WILDFIRES   [Definition]

HUMAN DIMENSIONS >NATURAL HAZARDS >EARTHQUAKES   [Definition]

HUMAN DIMENSIONS >NATURAL HAZARDS >FLOODS   [Definition]

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE >SURFACE WATER >FLOODS   [Definition]

LAND SURFACE >EROSION/SEDIMENTATION >LANDSLIDES   [Definition]

OCEANS >OCEAN WAVES >TSUNAMIS   [Definition]

SOLID EARTH >TECTONICS >EARTHQUAKES >EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE/INTENSITY   [Definition]

SOLID EARTH >TECTONICS >EARTHQUAKES >EARTHQUAKE OCCURRENCES   [Definition]

SOLID EARTH >TECTONICS >EARTHQUAKES   [Definition]

SOLID EARTH >TECTONICS >VOLCANIC ACTIVITY >ERUPTION DYNAMICS   [Definition]

SOLID EARTH >TECTONICS >VOLCANIC ACTIVITY >ERUPTION DYNAMICS >LAVA COMPOSITION/TEXTURE   [Definition]

SOLID EARTH >TECTONICS >VOLCANIC ACTIVITY >ERUPTION DYNAMICS >ASH/DUST COMPOSITION   [Definition]

SOLID EARTH >TECTONICS >VOLCANIC ACTIVITY >ERUPTION DYNAMICS >VOLCANIC GASES   [Definition]

SOLID EARTH >TECTONICS >VOLCANIC ACTIVITY   [Definition]

BIOSPHERE >ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS >FIRE ECOLOGY >FIRE DYNAMICS   [Definition]

BIOSPHERE >ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS >FIRE ECOLOGY >FIRE OCCURRENCE   [Definition]

HUMAN DIMENSIONS >NATURAL HAZARDS >DROUGHTS   [Definition]

HUMAN DIMENSIONS >NATURAL HAZARDS >TROPICAL CYCLONES >HURRICANES   [Definition]

HUMAN DIMENSIONS >NATURAL HAZARDS >SEVERE STORMS   [Definition]

HUMAN DIMENSIONS >NATURAL HAZARDS >TORNADOES   [Definition]

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE ENVIRONMENT GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION HEALTH INLAND WATERS OCEANS

Service Provider

American Red Cross, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Service Provider Personnel Name: AMERICAN RED CROSS Phone: (202) 303-4498 Email: info at usa.redcross.org Contact Address: American Red Cross National Headquarters 2025 E Street, NW City: Washington Province or State: DC Postal Code: 20006 Country: USA

Personnel

TYLER B. STEVENS Role: SERF AUTHOR Phone: (301) 614-6898 Fax: 301-614-5268 Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov Contact Address: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Global Change Master Directory City: Greenbelt Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20771 Country: USA

Creation and Review Dates

SERF Creation Date: 2004-05-12 SERF Last Revision Date: 2013-01-31