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American Red Cross
Curt Baker & Judy StahlAmerican Red Cross Volunteers
Service to the Armed Forces (SAF)
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Services• The American Red Cross is involved in
these service areas– Disaster Services – Health and Safety– Blood Services – Service to the Armed Forces
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Disaster Services
International National
Local
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Are you ready?Ventura County has the potential for many
natural and man-made disasters:
• House Fires and Wild Fires• Earthquakes• Mudslides• Flooding
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Three Actions
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Get a KitKits are available from the Red Cross
to help get you started
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Make a Plan
• Talk• Plan• Learn• Tell• Practice
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Be Informed
For more information:
www.arcventura.orgwww.redcross.org
www.fema.gov/areyouready
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Health & Welfare Services
• First Aid, CPR and Babysitting Classes– Local American Red Cross class
offeringswww.arcventura.org
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Blood Services• Give Blood
1-800-GIVELIFE (1-800-448-3543) to schedule. The American Red Cross Bloodmobile is in Ventura County on the third Friday of the month.
WWW.GIVELIFE.ORG
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Service to the Armed Forces
• Serving Military Families Worldwide– For more than 100 years
• Serving the Armed Forces– 24/7 365 days a year worldwide– Emergency Communications
• Verification for emergency leave– Confidential counseling– Emergency financial assistance– Briefings– Deployments and Homecomings
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Emergency Communications
Red Cross Emergency Communications provides objective, timely, confidential, factual, complete and verified reports on emergency situations – around the clock, every day
• Locate and notify military personnel of births, deaths and other family emergencies (fires, earthquakes)
• Verify emergency leave requests for service members to return home during times of family crisis
• Information and referrals for families in need
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What Should You Do• Fill out your personal information in “Getting To
Know Us Before You Need Us” brochure• Instruct your family to
place telephone card & your personal information in easy-to-remember place!
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Thank You !