Disaser Response
This type of natural emergency is the most commonly responded to by the American Red Cross.
Home Fire
This group of volunteers meet with clients post-disasters to establish immediate needs.
Recovery Caseworkers
The three steps to become ‘Red Cross Ready’.
Get A Kit
Make a Plan
Be Informed
This natural disaster can generate wind speeds up to 300 mph.
Tornado
This 2018 California wildfire was the deadliest wildfire in the state’s history.
Camp Fire
What does ERV stand for?
Emergency Response Vehicle
These are the three parts to the cycle of disaster
Response, Recovery, and Preparedness
How many minutes on average do you have to escape from a home fire.
2 minutes
This age group is the most susceptible to natural disaster damages.
Senior Citizens (65+)
The Great San Francisco Earthquake happened in this year.
1906
Name 3 services the American Red Cross provides during Disaster Relief Operations.
Overnight shelter stays, distribution of emergency supplies, health and mental health contacts, meals and snacks.
Through generous donations, over 230 million dollars was provided to clients impacted by this 2017 hurricane.
Hurricane Harvey
This form is used during a Red Cross smoke alarm installation to gather resident’s information and services provided.
Service Acknowledgement Form
The number of seconds it takes an avalanche to reach 80 mph.
5 seconds
The Boxing Day Tsunami (2004), caused by a 9.1 earthquake in the Indian ocean primarily impacted this country.
Indonesia
Name the three Hurricanes that make up the 2017 Hurricanes.
Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, and Hurricane Maria.
This team (ICCT) is enacted during a causality event.
Integrated Care & Condolence Team
This commonly mistaken place was once the best place to stand during an earthquake.
The door frame
There are this many fault lines that converge in the Bay Area.
7
This 2010 Earthquake, known as the 2nd deadliest earthquake, impacted this country.
Haiti
In 2018, the Red Cross distributed this many meals and snacks during disasters.
8.2 million
The number of health and mental health contacts disaster recovery volunteers and staff made last year.
96,000
This is the difference between a Hurricane and a Typhoon.
Location-they are the same storm. Hurricanes occur in the Atlantic & North East Pacific while Typhoons occur in the Northwest Pacific.
Name 2 states part of ‘Tornado Alley’, an area of the United States that has a disproportionate number of tornados annually.
Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Texas, and Eastern Colorado
This 1986 accident is known as the worst nuclear power disasters.
Chernobyl