Disaster Services is a congressionally mandated responsibility of the Red
    Cross. Disaster services focuses on meeting people's immediate emergency
    disaster-caused needs. When a disaster threatens or strikes, the Red Cross
    provides shelter, food, and health and mental health services to address
    basic human needs. In addition to these services, the core of Red Cross
    disaster relief is to provide assistance to enable victims to resume their
    normal daily lives.

    Seven Disaster Action Teams (DAT) serve as first responders to disasters in
    Rutherford, Cannon and Bedford Counties.

    The Heart of Tennessee Chapter assisted 348 people last year, after their
    homes were damaged or destroyed by fires.
    Help Your Neighbors -
    Become A Disaster Response Volunteer

    Each year, the American Red Cross responds immediately to more
    than 70,000 disasters, both natural and man-made. As you watch
    disaster relief efforts unfold, you may wonder how the Red Cross
    recruits and trains volunteers. Chapters all over the country offer
    Disaster Services Human Resources (DSHR) System training to
    equip volunteers with the proper training and knowledge to
    prepare them for deployment when disaster strikes. During times
    of large scale disasters and devastation there are also many
    individuals who step forward, eager to do whatever they can to
    help. When these spontaneous volunteers offer their assistance,
    we often put their talents to use    on-site and behind the scenes
    after orienting them to Red Cross services and determining how
    they may best help those affected by the disaster. If you are
    interested in volunteering with the Red Cross to help in disaster
    services, please review our new online Introduction to Disaster
    Services course to learn more about the lifesaving services we
    provide.
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