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Bozeman, MT, June 26, 2015- With a significant heat wave forecast for the region, a few precautions are in order. The Red Cross has some basic tips to help you and your family prepare. "Excessive heat can be dangerous-in recent years, it has caused more deaths in the United States than any other weather event, including floods," says Diane Wright, executive director of Montana Red Cross. "Everyone should take precautions." A heat wave is a prolonged period of excessive heat, generally 10...
This National Volunteer Week, April 6 - 12, the American Red Cross of Montana is celebrating its volunteers and the work they do in our local communities to prevent and alleviate human suffering in the face of emergencies. Over 300 volunteers serve with Montana Red Cross alone. Nationally, the Red Cross has nearly 400,000 volunteers, which represent more than 90 percent of the Red Cross workforce. “Our volunteers respond to house fires, teach lifesaving skills, support our military members in the community and much more,” said Colleen Ton...
Flu season is here and more and more people across the country are getting sick. The American Red Cross urges people to get vaccinated now and offers tips to help prevent the spread of the flu. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) report for the week of December 29 to January 4 showed 35 states are seeing widespread flu activity, up from 25 a week earlier. These states include Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri,...
The biggest disaster threat to American families isn’t floods, hurricanes or tornadoes; it’s fire. The American Red Cross responds to a disaster every eight minutes and nearly all of these are home fires. “Home fires are a common and deadly threat because they happen so quickly,” said Rod Kop, CEO of Montana Red Cross. “We urge everyone to become aware of what they should do to prevent a fire in their home.” According to the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), there are almost 365,000 residential fires reported in the U.S. every year. These fires...
