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.
Proudly serving Rutherford, Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Franklin & Moore Counties
Proudly serving Rutherford, Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Franklin & Moore Counties
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