Your American Red Cross Virginia Emergency Management Symposium March 23, 2017
Mission American Red Cross The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.
We supply nearly half the nation s blood.
We teach lifesaving skills.
We help the military and their families.
We provide humanitarian aid worldwide.
Disaster Cycle Services
Prepare Facilitate a person, business, organization, or community to take action before, during or after an emergency to limit the impact of the emergency Increase number of individuals and families who have taken steps to be more prepared Calls-to-action: Download preparedness app and make an emergency plan Encourage membership/partnership as a Ready When the Time Comes Partner Strengthen the public's awareness of preparedness and their participation in Red Cross programs
Build on the readiness and community mobilization work of our field units Meet immediate emergency needs Work more closely with government on response activities Respond
Begins when emergency needs have been met Base services on clients and community needs Make decisions at the level closest to the client Serve as a convener of community resources to meet client s short and long term needs Recover
Our Goal Increase the number of home fires we respond to & reduce the number of deaths & injuries Increase the financial support we give to individual disaster clients Deliver services more efficiently and be in even more local communities
How We Operate
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STATE(S) Mid Atlantic Division # Red Cross Regions PA 3 Region Names Eastern PA Central PA Western PA MD & DE 1 Greater Chesapeake Washington, DC / NCR 1 National Capital Region Virginia 1 Virginia North Carolina 2 Eastern North Carolina Western North Carolina South Carolina 1 South Carolina
Division Contacts Name Email Phone Scott Graham Division Disaster Executive Greg Mack Division Disaster State Relations Director Sara Hicks-West Division Disaster Director Christina Miller State Relations Disaster Liaison scott.graham@redcross.org 646-210-9327 greg.mack@redcross.org 919-384-5936 sara.hicks@redcross.org 404-617-4280 christina.miller4@redcross.org 757-575-7985
Consolidated Regional Structure Provide more robust & consistent services across a wider geography Serving more clients with more direct assistance Adding more volunteer leaders and involving them in more ways Volunteers have always been and continue to be the backbone of the Red Cross
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Regional Contacts Region Name Email Phone Virginia National Capitol Region Victoria Kling Regional Disaster Officer James T Hatcher, III Regional CEO Paul Carden Regional Disaster Officer Linda Mathes Regional CEO victoria.kling@redcross.org 910-470-5883 james.hatcheriii@redcross.org 804-780-2277 paul.carden@redcross.org 703-584-8737 linda.mathes@redcross.org 703-584-8451
Home Fires Respond to more than 1000 Single Family Fires / Multi Family Fires each and every year Provide Direct Client Assistance to support their recovery needs Home Fire Campaign Over 10,000 alarms installed in the Virginia Region
Service to the Armed Forces (SAF) Hero Care Network (Casework) Emergency Communication Critical Community Services Active Duty Casualty Assistance Financial Aid
County Emergency Management Government Partnerships
Non-Government Partnerships
Recovery
Types of Recovery Assistance Offered Additional assistance offered: one-on-one support, recovery planning, referrals and advocacy
Recovery Program Elements We Will Always Provide Community Strategy Development Casework and Recovery Planning Direct Client Assistance* Preparedness Information When Resources Allows We Will Provide (In Order of Priority) Additional Direct Client Assistance Partner and Interagency Support Community Preparedness and Resilience Building
RC View New Tools for Damage Assessment
Home Fire Preparedness Campaign
Home Fire Preparedness Campaign National initiative to reduce # of death & injuries from house fires by 25% within 5 years Deadliest Natural Disasters of the 21 st Century (min > 150 Fatalities) 3000 Fires account for 94% of disasters 6 times a day in the US, someone dies in a home fire 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 2012 Home Fires Hurricane Katrina (2005) 2011 Tornadoes Hurricane Sandy (2012) 31 of
A nationwide effort by the Red Cross and partners, in collaboration with local fire departments and aligned with existing preparedness initiatives, to convene community coalitions and mobilize resources to save lives and reduce injuries from home fires
Campaign Cornerstones 1 1 1 2 Door-to-door installation of smoke alarms and completion of home-safety checklists and plans in vulnerable neighborhoods Youth engagement in classrooms and after school with technology, challenges, and science-based education 1 3 Marketing campaign to motivate individuals to take action to save themselves, their families and their neighbors by testing smoke alarms and practicing escape plans
Campaign Impact Nationwide Documented Lives Saved 197 People Served 806,874 Households Prepared 294,269 Smoke Alarms Installed 702,060 Students Educated* 707,862 Endorsing National Organizations 41 Coalition Partners Engaged 4072 Fire Escape Plans Made 248,537 * Through the Pillowcase Project ** Organization and individual community volunteers
Questions?
Heard smoke alarms going off and safely escaped Virginia Lives Saved Fire Escape Planning was very helpful as they had to use their secondary exit to escape safely Before the Home Fire Campaign In- Home Visit, the family did not have any smoke alarms installed in their home
Contact: Victoria Kling victoria.kling@redcross.org Greg Mack greg.mack@redcross.org Thank You!