Ten months after his near fatal heart attack, Thomas Fittro got to meet and thank the stranger who gave him CPR and saved his life in a Marina Del Rey parking lot.
Archive for the ‘photo-albums’ Category
Images from Marek Wildfire Shelters
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
Our photo album from the recent Marek fires includes images of Govenor Schwarzenegger & Mayor Villaraigosa along with the evacuees of the recent Los Angeles wildfires.
Red Cross Relief Efforts Underway for Gustav
Monday, September 1st, 2008As mandatory evacuations are issued in the Gulf Coast states, the American Red Cross is starting to receive evacuees in shelters throughout the Gulf Coast. The Red Cross has relief operations ready in four states: Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. This is the largest Red Cross relief effort since Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and in [...]
Red Cross Assists Flood Victims in Iowa and Wisconsin (photos)
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008More than 1,000 American Red Cross workers nationwide, including 11 people from the Greater Los Angeles chapter, are providing disaster relief to people in the Midwest who have been hard hit by a series of tornadoes and severe flooding. To see more pictures from the affected areas, visit http://www.jeanettecita.com/ addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fredcrossla.org%2Fnews%2Fred-cross-assists-flood-victims-in-iowa-and-wisconsin-photos’; addthis_title = ‘Red+Cross+Assists+Flood+Victims+in+Iowa+and+Wisconsin+%28photos%29′; [...]
Red Cross Responds to Fire at Universal Studios
Monday, June 9th, 2008American Red Cross of Greater Los Angeles volunteers, including Mary Lewallen and Sandy Hanagami, provided snacks and drinks to firefighters battling a 3 ½ acre fire at the Universal Studios Hollywood backlot on June 1. Multiple shifts of Red Cross workers were on-site at the blaze, which took 400 city and county firefighters more than [...]
Photo Album: Chapter Tests Its Response Capabilities
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008Disaster volunteers and staff members tested their disaster response abilities May 17 and passed with flying colors. Coordinated from an Emergency Operations Center at the chapter headquarters, the Los Angeles Red Cross team responded to a scenario of a simulated fire in Topanga Canyon that displaced 150 families. Full Story addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fredcrossla.org%2Fnews%2Fat-the-ready-chapter-tests-its-response-capabilities’; addthis_title = [...]
South Bay Grand Opening Photos
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CDREE Response Drill Photos
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Canoga Park Grand Opening
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