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Disaster Response
The Rappahannock Area Chapter of the American
Red Cross responds to an average of 58 disasters
a year in the Rappahannock area including:
- Residential
Fires
- Floods
- Tornados
- Earthquakes
- Extreme
Temperatures
- Carbon
Monoxide Leaks
- Transportation
Accidents
- Hazardous
Material Incidents
- Community
Emergencies
Client Services
Emergency needs are determined by a Disaster Action
Team’s (DAT) on-scene damage assessment. Recovery kit(s) and/ or
financial assistance to support the immediate emergency needs created by
a disaster are provided.
After a major disaster, the services we provide a family to
assist them are:
- Shelter
- Food
- Clothing,
shoes, coat replacement
- Toiletry
items
- Flood
clean-up kits
- Medical
replacement (Rx, glasses, dentures, etc.)
- Mental Health
support
- Funeral
expenses
- Referrals to
other community organizations to assist with other needs
- Information
to assist with planning long-term recovery
- Mass Care
Sheltering and other client services (for large-scale disasters, in
which over 25 people are affected)
Service Delivery
Service Delivery is completed at three levels of operation:
- Disaster
Action Teams - Respond to smaller Rappahannock area
disasters (volunteer and paid staff)
- Chapter
Operations - Respond to larger disasters that include
Community Services such as feeding and sheltering.
- National
Level Operations - If necessary, our National organization
provides support to the Rappahannock Area of the American Red
responders with human and material resources to assist with
large-scale operations anywhere in the USA.
Red Cross services are provided to clients without bias,
based solely on disaster-caused need.
All disaster assistance provided from the Red Cross is free
of charge. The programs are available through the generosity of the
American people. The Rappahannock Area Chapter of the American
Red Cross has no expectation of receiving
reimbursement for services provided from the client or community.
For more information, call Paula Shaver, Emergency Services
Director (540)735-0500 or email at shaverp@usa.redcross.org.
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For
Disaster Relief
Assistance
Hours: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Monday- Friday
We Moved!
4836 Southpoint
Parkway
Fredericksburg, VA 22407
Click
here for directions
Phone: 540-735-0500
Fax: 540-735-0501
After Hours Emergency Line
866-326-6272
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