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.