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Top 5 Preparedness Tips for People With Disabilities
By Emily Holley, Communications Manager, Nebraska-Iowa Red Cross Today is National Disability Independence Day. It’s a day to celebrate...
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NEIA Red Cross
- May 26
- 3 min
10 Disaster Deployments in Less Than Two Years: Yvonne Lambterson's Story
By George McCrory In her one-and-a-half years with the Red Cross, Yvonne Lambertson has responded to 10 disasters near and far from her...
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NEIA Red Cross
- Mar 9
- 1 min
Red Cross Responds to Iowa Tornados
UPDATED: March 10, 2022 Since the immediate aftermath of tornadoes that touched down in Iowa on Saturday, the Red Cross has been...
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NEIA Red Cross
- Feb 26
- 2 min
Shelter Provides Safety and Comfort in the Wake of Fire
Pride is what Barbara Sierra (53) exudes when speaking about her apartment at Geneva Tower in Cedar Rapids. Sierra lives with chronic...
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NEIA Red Cross
- Jan 27
- 2 min
“Just Splintered Wood Was Left"
By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca Scott Hampton, a volunteer with the Nebraska & Iowa Red Cross for the last year and a half, didn’t miss the...
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NEIA Red Cross
- Jan 21
- 2 min
Prepare for Home Fires - The Most Common Disaster
By Samantha Edwards The American Red Cross experiences an increase in home fires during the winter. Encouraging households to be prepared...
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NEIA Red Cross
- Jan 14
- 3 min
More Than Just Food: Nebraska-Iowa Volunteer Shares Stories from Kentucky Tornado Disaster
By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca In 2019, Pat Shields, a recent retiree and Omaha native, watched the damage caused by the spring floods unfold...
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NEIA Red Cross
- Oct 5, 2021
- 1 min
Home Fires Are the Most Common Disaster
By Samantha Edwards It's Fire Prevention Week. Did you know that fires are the number one disaster that we respond to? Unfortunately, we...
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NEIA Red Cross
- Sep 21, 2021
- 2 min
Volunteer Finds Ways to Turn Negatives into Positive
By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca After retiring from Northwestern Bell Telephone Company in 2003, Chuck Scripter began dedicating his time to...
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NEIA Red Cross
- Sep 7, 2021
- 2 min
Night Shift at a Shelter in Baton Rouge with Dani
By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca “Right now, we’re just doing what we can to give people food, a roof over their head and a place to sleep,”...
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NEIA Red Cross
- Aug 16, 2021
- 2 min
Attention: Volunteers Needed
Many weather experts predict a destructive disaster season this year. When those events happen, the Red Cross will be prepared to be...
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NEIA Red Cross
- Jul 13, 2021
- 3 min
The Call After the Fire: Recovery Casework
By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca During fire season in Iowa and Nebraska, a devastating scenario happens several times a month: A family stands...
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NEIA Red Cross
- May 20, 2021
- 2 min
"Every Small Action is a Contribution"
By Dani Mallis The American Red Cross through the years has adapted to the needs of our communities and created Mental Health Services in...
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NEIA Red Cross
- May 17, 2021
- 2 min
"No Better Feeling Than Helping"
By Dani Mallis There are many volunteer opportunities in the American Red Cross. One essential position in disaster response is Duty...
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NEIA Red Cross
- May 10, 2021
- 1 min
2021 Sound the Alarm "Day of Action"
On May 8, 2021, American Red Cross volunteers visited with commuity members in Perry, Iowa and Columbus, Nebraska, to Sound the Alarm...
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NEIA Red Cross
- May 7, 2021
- 3 min
How to Talk to Kids About Fire Safety
By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca When Brian Eiteman’s firefighter grandfather walked into his third-grade classroom to teach fire safety, Brian...
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NEIA Red Cross
- May 6, 2021
- 3 min
5 Surprising Fire Safety Tips from a Longtime Fire Chief
By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca Dan Miller has been fighting fires since he was 16 when he joined the Fire Cadets in his hometown of Yutan,...
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NEIA Red Cross
- Apr 22, 2021
- 2 min
A Win for Smoke Alarms
A cold Sunday morning with a head cold. Corinne Bulat was awoken by her upstairs neighbor’s smoke alarm going off. Her cold wanted her to...
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NEIA Red Cross
- Apr 1, 2021
- 4 min
Nice to Meet You: Jolene Carpenter
The American Red Cross is well-known for its disaster response. From wildfires to tornadoes, and everything in-between, Red Crossers don...
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NEIA Red Cross
- Mar 3, 2021
- 3 min
Disaster Volunteers Answer the Call During an Active February in Iowa
Home fires typically rise during the winter. This was certainly the case in throughout the state of Iowa this February as Red Cross...
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