Scientists are predicting with near certainty that a catastrophic earthquake will strike Southern California within the next 20 years…
A major disaster, like a large magnitude earthquake, will require that the American Red Cross provide mass care for 250,000 families for up to five days and until outside help arrives. To shelter and feed this number of people requires that the Red Cross identify potential shelter sites and pre-position supplies now. The Red Cross also is building community partner relationships to provide the care that will be required during a catastrophic disaster. This includes the training of 20,000 volunteers to serve as disaster workers. A state-of-the-art communications system will allow us to communicate with first responders, disaster volunteers, shelters and community partners. The newly constructed Emergency Operations Center is the chapter’s central communications hub for the Greater Los Angeles region in the event of a catastrophic disaster and will be used to communicate with key non- governmental and governmental agencies throughout Los Angeles to coordinate mass care for the hundreds of thousands of evacuees and injured.
The Red Cross is reaching out to the Greater Los Angeles community for financial help.
“ Hurricane Katrina was a wake-up call and clearly demonstrated the need to prepare communities in advance of major disasters. As a result of the many lessons learned, the American Red Cross must train thousands of disaster volunteers in advance of a disaster, pre-position relief supplies throughout vulnerable areas, build and cement relationships with our community partners and equip ourselves with state-of-the-art and alternate systems of communications and technology.” — Paul Schulz, CEO, American Red Cross of Greater Los Angeles
How you can help:
Donate online by clicking here.
Donate by phone: (310) 445-2685
or mail donation to:
American Red Cross of Greater Los Angeles
11355 Ohio Avenue, Los Angeles CA 90025
Important: Please indicate if you would like your donation to be part of the Weingart Matching Grant program.
