Preparing for emergencies with the Red Cross
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Preparing for emergencies with the Red Cross
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Meet Shannon, who volunteered with the Canadian Red Cross Emergency Response Team to support people evacuated from Fort McMurray, Alberta at a reception centre in Cold Lake. The Red Cross provided teddy bears for children, blankets, hygiene kits and other emergency supplies to communities that hosted people who were evacuated. | Canadian Red Cross
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Meet Shannon, who volunteered with the Canadian Red Cross Emergency Response Team to support people evacuated from Fort McMurray, Alberta at a reception centre in Cold Lake. The Red Cross provided teddy bears for children, blankets, hygiene kits and other emergency supplies to communities that hosted people who were evacuated. | Canadian Red Cross
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Meet Brittany, a Canadian Red Cross Emergency Management Volunteer for over 5 years in British Columbia 👏❤️ Hear Brittany’s incredible story on why she became a volunteer ⬇️ Thank you to Brittany and all our amazing Emergency Management volunteers for every moment you’ve supported others in need! #EveryMomentMatters | Canadian Red Cross
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Meet Brittany, a Canadian Red Cross Emergency Management Volunteer for over 5 years in British Columbia 👏❤️ Hear Brittany’s incredible story on why she became a volunteer ⬇️ Thank you to Brittany and all our amazing Emergency Management volunteers for every moment you’ve supported others in need! #EveryMomentMatters | Canadian Red Cross
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The Canadian Red Cross emergency medical clinic team is supporting healthcare services in collaboration with local partners in Jamaica, the Jamaica Red Cross, and Red Cross Red Crescent Movement partners coordinated by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. This support is funded thanks to the generosity of donors and the Government of Canada (Canada’s International Development – Global Affairs Canada). Hurricane Melissa has had devastating impacts on vital infrast
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The Canadian Red Cross emergency medical clinic team is supporting healthcare services in collaboration with local partners in Jamaica, the Jamaica Red Cross, and Red Cross Red Crescent Movement partners coordinated by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. This support is funded thanks to the generosity of donors and the Government of Canada (Canada’s International Development – Global Affairs Canada). Hurricane Melissa has had devastating impacts on vital infrast
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Recently, the Canadian Red Cross Emergency Management Team ran a preparedness exercise at the Whitehorse Canada Games Centre that involved the complete set up and simulated operation of a reception centre and congregate shelter in preparation for wildfire season in the Yukon. “Our Red Cross volunteers are the backbone of the organization. They are the people that make it run. These are the folks that take time out of their busy lives to come and help set up and get ready for people who are in ne
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Recently, the Canadian Red Cross Emergency Management Team ran a preparedness exercise at the Whitehorse Canada Games Centre that involved the complete set up and simulated operation of a reception centre and congregate shelter in preparation for wildfire season in the Yukon. “Our Red Cross volunteers are the backbone of the organization. They are the people that make it run. These are the folks that take time out of their busy lives to come and help set up and get ready for people who are in ne
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Meet the kit that’s going to help you out the next time a snow squall leaves you stranded, or a breakdown leaves you on the side of the road. Red Cross volunteer Caitlin Simpson shows us what you should have in your kit. Save 25% on all Roadside Kits (like the one shown below) and First Aid Kits on the Red Cross eShop by entering promo code CRCROADSIDE. Click here to shop Roadside First Aid Kits: https://products.redcross.ca/category/341/roadside-safety-kits | Canadian Red Cross
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Meet the kit that’s going to help you out the next time a snow squall leaves you stranded, or a breakdown leaves you on the side of the road. Red Cross volunteer Caitlin Simpson shows us what you should have in your kit. Save 25% on all Roadside Kits (like the one shown below) and First Aid Kits on the Red Cross eShop by entering promo code CRCROADSIDE. Click here to shop Roadside First Aid Kits: https://products.redcross.ca/category/341/roadside-safety-kits | Canadian Red Cross
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Last year, we helped 81,000 people in Canada. Help us help more. Act now and get 2X match every month for a year. | Canadian Red Cross
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Last year, we helped 81,000 people in Canada. Help us help more. Act now and get 2X match every month for a year. | Canadian Red Cross
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The Canadian Red Cross has joined BUNZ to help you start an Emergency Preparedness Kit! | Canadian Red Cross
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Let’s take a look back at Gillian Aitken’s first emergency response deployment as a Canadian Red Cross volunteer! Due to wildfires on the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador, multiple communities were evacuated. Canadian Red Cross support included providing registration, reception and information, emergency accommodations and hygiene kits. Here, Gillian tells us about her deployment ⬇️ Find out more about our 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador Wildfires Response: https://brnw.ch/21wVBCt |
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Meet Rena, a Red Cross volunteer. Rena helps provide emergency food to Canadians who do not have access to food due to COVID-19. "They're so grateful for any help we can give them. It just brings you into their world and makes you feel that we all need to help each other a little bit more." Help where it's needed most. Become a volunteer today➡️ http://bit.ly/2I28vdu | Canadian Red Cross
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Be ready for any emergency with these three simple steps. Head to www.redcross.ca/ready to learn more! | Canadian Red Cross
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Canadian Red Cross 2025 wildfire response largest operation in recent history
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The Jamaica Red Cross, supported by Red Cross Red Crescent Movement partners coordinated by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, is hard at work in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Red Cross teams are cleaning up the Petersfield Health Centre in western Jamaica, an area that was severely impacted by the storm. A Canadian Red Cross emergency medical clinic is being mobilized to Jamaica with a multidisciplinary team of Red Cross humanitarian experts already on t
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Emergency preparedness takes planning. Learn how the Red Cross trains for disasters in your community with mock shelter set-ups. | Canadian Red Cross
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The Canadian Red Cross is working alongside Indigenous community leadership and all levels of government to provide people evacuated due to the wildfires in Manitoba with registration and information services, emergency accommodations, meals, and hygiene kits. People who were evacuated due to the wildfires in Manitoba are encouraged to register with the Canadian Red Cross online at https://brnw.ch/21wT3WV, or by calling 1-800-863-6582 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. Central Daylight Savi
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See 120 items that tell our history. The Canadian Red Cross marks its 120th anniversary this year. You can explore our history through an interactive collection of items significant to our past, present and future. | Canadian Red Cross
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The Canadian Red Cross is providing sheltering support to those evacuated due to wildfires in Halifax Regional Municipality and Shelburne County. Hear from David, Canadian Red Cross volunteer, who is on the ground at the Canada Games Centre in Halifax ⬇️ For more information on where to access shelters and other supports in Nova Scotia, visit https://fal.cn/3yMmP Those wishing to help people impacted by wildfires in Atlantic Canada are encouraged to make a donation to the Nova Scotia and Atlanti
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Build an emergency kit with us and @redcrosscanada for Emergency Preparedness Week so that you can be ready for the next emergency! #EPWeek2025 #emergencypreparedness #safetytips | Canadian Tire
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How Canadian Red Cross assists communities following a disaster
Aug 25, 2020
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Meet David, one of the Canadian Red Cross humanitarian experts who is supporting the Hurricane Melissa response in the Americas. He is stationed in Panama to work alongside with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to ensure our support is coordinated and complementary with other responding Red Cross National Societies. The Canadian Red Cross has provided funds to send emergency relief items stocked in Panama to Jamaica, working with IFRC. When emergencies like Hu
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“We have been learning, through teachings from the Canadian Red Cross in many areas, to be able to take care of our people during disasters in any of our communities. The goal is to be autonomous in our response or at least provide a faster response to an emergency.” The Mobile Hospital Unit is an innovative partnership between the Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay, the Cree communities of Eeyou Istchee and the Canadian Red Cross, aiming to improve access to health care durin
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💕A meaningful connection can make all the difference. Our Friendly Calls program connects Red Crossers with community members who might benefit from receiving: ◦ Regular phone check ins ◦ Emotional support ◦ Healthy coping strategies ◦ Information on available resources & services Interested in being on either side of the phone? 📞 www.redcross.ca/friendlycalls | Canadian Red Cross
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Are you ready for the next emergency? In northern and remote communities, families should be prepared to be self-sustaining for at least three days, and up to ten days if possible, after an emergency. Hear from Mia Lee, our Emergency Management Coordinator, in Whitehorse, Yukon on what should be included in your emergency kit ⬇️ Learn more at https://brnw.ch/21wSCIq | Canadian Red Cross
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Creating an emergency plan is one of the most important steps you can take to protect yourself and your loved ones: ✅ Know how to evacuate your home in case of emergencies. ✅ Make sure everyone knows where the emergency kit and water supply are stored. ✅ Establish a safe place for your family to meet outside your home. ✅ Include a plan for evacuating your pets. ✅ Practice your evacuation plan frequently. ✅ If you can't evacuate your home, prepare to be self-sufficient in your home for 3 days. ✅
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Meet Chiran, Director of Emergency Response Units for the Canadian Red Cross. Chiran is heading to Pakistan as Head of Emergency Operations for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in response to the catastrophic flash floods and landslides across the country. He shares how the Red Cross and Red Crescent are responding ⬇️ You can help by donating to the Pakistan Floods Appeal: https://bit.ly/3KxEWwA | Canadian Red Cross
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“The main drive in response is to get communities as engaged as possible in their own responses. They know their people best. They’re always going to be the best solution to a problem.” Meet Chris Kepron, Community Assistance Advisor with the Canadian Red Cross who supported our Enhanced Opioid Responder Training in Manitoba. In partnership with Keewatin Tribal Council (KTC), the Canadian Red Cross Manitoba Health Team delivered this training to 41 Community Health Representatives from 10 KTC co
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“Being able to represent here with the Jamaica Red Cross as one Red Cross is one of our bigger, broader goals that we’re here to do as well.” In the last few days of 2025, the Canadian Red Cross emergency medical clinic team in Jamaica worked in partnership with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the Jamaica Red Cross to support healthcare facilities in the most impacted areas. Hear from Caitlin Reiach, Canadian Red Cross Deputy Team Lead on the emergency me
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In response to the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa across the Caribbean region, the Canadian Red Cross, in collaboration with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the Jamaica Red Cross is deploying an emergency medical clinic to help people impacted by the disaster. With support from donors and the Government of Canada (Canada’s International Development – Global Affairs Canada), a multidisciplinary team of seven Canadian Red Cross humanitarian experts
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From our Red Cross family across Canada and around the world, thank you for your support. | Canadian Red Cross
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🚨⤵️This is our new Medical Emergency Information Tag. It’s a no-tech, no-fail tool that stores your critical health details and emergency contacts directly on your personal gear to help first responders have all the information they need in an emergency.⛑🏂 Add it to: -Protective, cycling, ski & hockey helmets -Backpacks and hydration packs -Mobility aids -Car seats -Motorcycle helmets -PPE and work vests For all the details and to get one: https://products.redcross.ca/products/my-emergency-inf
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