Download the Red Cross Mobile Apps to get expert information when and where you need it the most.
- Emergency app: This app lets you monitor more than 35 different severe weather and emergency alerts, to help keep you and your loved ones safe. Text “GETEMERGENCY” to 90999 to download.
- Tornado: Receive weather alerts whenever the NOAA issues a tornado watch or warning for your community – or any location where you have loved ones. Text “GETNADO” to 90999 to download.
- Earthquake: Receive notifications when an earthquake occurs, find help and let others know you’re safe even if the power is out. Text “GETQUAKE” to 90999 to download.
- Hurricane: Monitor hurricane conditions in your local area, throughout the storm track, and let others know you are safe even if the power is out. Text “GETCANE” to 90999 to download.
- Flood: Learn and prepare your family and friends for flooding, evacuation and a safe return home. Text “GETFLOOD” to 90999 to download.
Training Courses
The following courses are available to Red Cross disaster response volunteers that have already registered through Volunteer Connection. For more information, please contact Ashley Fegan-Walker, Development Associate at ashley.fegan-walker@redcross.org.
- Everyone is Welcome: This course provides tips for providing Red Cross services to individuals with access and functional needs, including those with disabilities.
- Disaster Cycle Services: An Overview: This course provides an overview of how DCS fulfills the Red Cross mission and describes the whole cycle process of helping individuals, families, and communities to prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters. The course also reviews the role of community and government partners and describes opportunities for volunteers in Disaster Cycle Services.
- Shelter Fundamentals: This is a basic level course that introduces the roles and responsibilities for opening up, operating and closing a shelter during a disaster. The course focuses on what new shelter workers need to know to work in a shelter.
- Logistics: An Overview: This is a basic level course designed to give participants an overview of Logistics and the activities associated with it. Participants will learn about the skills, abilities and knowledge needed by Logistics workers and how they can become involved in their region.
- Mass Care: An Overview: The course introduces participants to the Sheltering, Feeding, Distribution of Emergency Supplies, and Reunification services that are provided by Mass Care to people affected by disaster. Participants will learn how to become involved in Mass Care roles.
- Psychological First Aid: Supporting Yourself and Others During COVID-19: Participants learn how to provide immediate support to those experiencing pandemic- and civil unrest-related stress by using psychological first aid principles: recognize the signs of stress in others and yourself; create a compassionate environment; and provide coping strategies.
- Health & Safety Classes: In an effort to take care of ourselves and our loved ones the best we can under the current circumstances, these classes might be of particular interest: Adult, Child and Baby First Aid/CPR/AED and Cat and Dog First Aid or click here for the full list of health & safety classes.