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NEIA Red Cross

Aug 30
2 min

Nice to Meet You: Rob Wisniewski

Our work on a disaster response begins long before a disaster even happens. It is the job of our Disaster Cycle Services team members and...

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NEIA Red Cross

Jul 2
1 min

Caring for pets in a Red Cross shelter

By Janet Flanagan and Peter Teahen Red Cross Pet Liaison Melissa McGill knows that if disaster strikes, it isn’t just people who need...

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NEIA Red Cross

May 31
2 min

“Above and beyond the call of duty”

Randall Hair, a Greenfield, Iowa resident for decades, had just returned home from the hospital for a fractured ankle when an EF4 tornado...

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A Safe, Comfortable Place to Stay After the Greenfield Tornado

NEIA Red Cross

May 27
3 min

A Safe, Comfortable Place to Stay After the Greenfield Tornado

By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca Where do you go if your home and your relatives’ homes were destroyed by an EF4 tornado, and you were just...

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From the Field: 4 Days After April 2024 Tornadoes

NEIA Red Cross

May 2
2 min

From the Field: 4 Days After April 2024 Tornadoes

By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca At 8 a.m. on Monday, April 29, Stu Coulson picked up his rental car in Waterloo, Iowa, to drive over six hours...

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Volunteers Sound the Alarm in Cedar Rapids

NEIA Red Cross

Apr 19
2 min

Volunteers Sound the Alarm in Cedar Rapids

Last weekend, over 100 Red Cross volunteers installed 316 free smoke alarms in the Taylor and Czech Village neighborhoods of Cedar Rapids...

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Check Those Smoke Alarms While Springing Forward

NEIA Red Cross

Mar 8
2 min

Check Those Smoke Alarms While Springing Forward

Red Cross suggest you to TEST your smoke alarms as you TURN your clocks forward this weekend. Daylight saving time begins on March 10 and...

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Volunteer Travels to the Ends of the Earth to Tell the Stories of Those Impacted by Disasters

NEIA Red Cross

Mar 7
3 min

Volunteer Travels to the Ends of the Earth to Tell the Stories of Those Impacted by Disasters

By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca “I’m a storyteller. When I’m deployed, I tell the stories of families who are impacted by national disasters,”...

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NEIA Red Cross

Feb 29
2 min

Join the Red Cross Month Celebration

This week, the American Red Cross Nebraska-Iowa Region is kicking off its annual Red Cross Month celebration in March to honor local...

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Taking Simple Actions Can Prevent the Most Common Disaster - Home Fires

NEIA Red Cross

Feb 22
2 min

Taking Simple Actions Can Prevent the Most Common Disaster - Home Fires

After responding to over 1,000 home fires throughout Nebraska and Iowa, we encourage everyone to take fire safety actions. Home fires are...

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Volunteer Determined to Help Pet Owner Find Housing After Fire

NEIA Red Cross

Jan 24
3 min

Volunteer Determined to Help Pet Owner Find Housing After Fire

By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca On the evening of August 26, 2023, a blaze broke out at an apartment complex in West Omaha, Nebraska. A small...

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Disaster Preparedness when Living with a Disability

NEIA Red Cross

Sep 19, 2023
4 min

Disaster Preparedness when Living with a Disability

By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca When Zach Mecham found that many local municipalities have disaster preparation plans and are challenged with...

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45 Nebraska and Iowa Volunteers Support Red Cross Disaster Relief as Disasters Multiply

NEIA Red Cross

Aug 31, 2023
2 min

45 Nebraska and Iowa Volunteers Support Red Cross Disaster Relief as Disasters Multiply

45 volunteers from the Nebraska-Iowa region of the American Red Cross are providing comfort and support in Florida, Hawaii and the...

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NEIA Red Cross

Jun 22, 2023
2 min

Nice to Meet You: Chrissy Bristle

Chrissy Bristle is a disaster workforce engagement manager for our Red Cross region. She is committed to ensuring that we have...

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Gail Miller's 50 Years of Impacting Lives

NEIA Red Cross

Mar 23, 2023
3 min

Gail Miller's 50 Years of Impacting Lives

By George McCrory and Gail Miller Gail Miller, a Dubuque resident, has seen many changes in over 50 years as a Red Cross volunteer....

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Remembering the Tornadoes - One Year Later

NEIA Red Cross

Mar 6, 2023
2 min

Remembering the Tornadoes - One Year Later

By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca March 5, 2022, was shaping up to be just like any other Saturday for Penny Merta, an Ankeny, Iowa, resident and...

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NEIA Red Cross

Mar 5, 2023
2 min

Helping Your Hometown After a Disaster

By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca For over ten years Pam Deichmann traveled all over her home state of Iowa and across the country to respond to...

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Making Homes Safer for Those New to the U.S.

NEIA Red Cross

Jan 16, 2023
3 min

Making Homes Safer for Those New to the U.S.

By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca Ester Paw grew up in refugee camps at the Thailand-Myanmar border before moving to the U.S. as a teen. She has...

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Red Cross Volunteer Recounts Devastation to Indigenous Communities Following Alaska Typhoon

NEIA Red Cross

Nov 3, 2022
3 min

Red Cross Volunteer Recounts Devastation to Indigenous Communities Following Alaska Typhoon

By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca When Scott Hampton booked a last-minute flight to Anchorage for a Red Cross deployment in mid-September, his...

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NEIA Red Cross

Oct 27, 2022
3 min

My Hurricane Ian Deployment Story

By George McCrory, Red Cross Disaster Responder and Communications Volunteer From September 30 to October 13, I deployed to the Red Cross...

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