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Red Cross Opens Warming Center in Prescott Valley

Sedona AZ – The Northern Arizona Chapter of the American Red Cross has mobilized staff and volunteers to open a Warming Center at the request of the Yavapai County Office of Emergency Management. The Warming Center has been opened as a result of multiple power outages in the area and will remain open as long as there is a need in the community. The Warming Center is a place that people can go... 

Poco Diablo McGuire: Top Ten Halloween Safety Tips

SedonaEye.com pet columnist Poco Diablo McGuire’s first Sedona Halloween outfit in 2016 inspired an article entitled “Sufferin’ Halloweeny”! Check it out here if ya need a laugh. Sedona AZ – Halloween is just days away. Fast becoming one of the most popular holidays in this country, masses of little superheroes, cartoon, and television characters will soon be out in their... 

Arizona Museum Fire Evacuation and Flood Response

Sedona AZ – The Northern Arizona Chapter of the American Red Cross has been hard at work responding to the Museum Fire evacuations and preparing for the floods that are anticipated. The Red Cross provided a safe place to stay for people affected by the Museum Fire for seven days beginning July 21, 2019. During that time twelve people stayed overnight, and dozens of meals were offered to shelter... 

Red Cross Urges Earthquake and Disaster Preparedness Now

Sedona AZ – The American Red Cross Southwest urges everyone to make sure they are prepared for a disaster like earthquakes and not wait until an emergency occurs and it’s too late. An earthquake is a sudden, rapid shaking of the earth caused by the breaking and shifting of rock beneath the earth’s surface. Earthquakes strike suddenly, without warning, and they can occur at any time of the year,... 

Arizona Red Cross Deploys Midwest Disaster Help

Sedona AZ – Volunteers and equipment have been deployed from three Arizona chapters of the American Red Cross to people across the Midwest as tornadoes and flooding continue to devastate communities. • The Red Cross has more than 600 trained disaster workers on the ground providing safe shelter, food, relief supplies and other support to people in need. • More than 450 people spent Monday... 

Turn Clocks Back and Check Smoke Alarms

Phoenix AZ (November 1, 2018) – Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend and when the majority of United States households turn clocks back an hour, the American Red Cross advises further steps to make sure households are prepared for emergencies. For the state of Arizona, this is a reminder to check and install smoke detectors. “It’s important for everyone to make sure their household is ready,”... 

Red Cross Workers Still Helping Hurricane Florence Victims

Sedona AZ (September 23, 2018) – Over a week after landfall, the American Red Cross is still working around the clock to do all it can to provide shelter, food, comfort and other emergency support to Hurricane Florence victims even as flooding continues. Hurricane Florence made landfall early on September 14, 2018, as a Category One storm near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. Florence set... 

Red Cross Responds to Mesa Multi-Unit Apartment Fire

Sedona AZ (August 6, 2018) – The Greater Phoenix Chapter of the American Red Cross has dispatched multiple disaster action teams to provide emergency assistance to approximately twenty five (25) people displaced by a multi-unit apartment fire on Keating Avenue in Mesa, AZ. The American Red Cross has also dispatched two disaster action teams to assess damage/needs and to provide emergency assistance... 

Arizona Fires Tap Red Cross Resources

Sedona AZ (May 12, 2018) – It was a very busy night for the Arizona American Red Cross yesterday. Three teams were dispatched to multiple fires. In Casa Grande, the American Red Cross Pinal County Disaster Action Team led by Captain Jim Porter assisted three adults displaced by a mobile home fire which also damaged a fifth-wheeler trailer parked behind the home. Red Cross assistance included... 

Contact Red Cross for Tinder Fire Recovery Assistance

Sedona AZ (May 4, 2018) – The Northern Arizona Chapter of the American Red Cross will be joining a number of state, county and local agencies and organizations at an Individual Assistance Service Center (IASC) and is urging those affected by the Tinder Fire to contact the Red Cross at 800-842-7349 or visit the IASC to open a case. The Individual Assistance Center will be located at 5023 Enchanted... 
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