Your gift will go to preventing, preparing and responding to disasters in Union, Somerset and Middlesex Counties.
The Tri-County Red Cross, which has two of its Disaster Action Team Leaders responding to the Gulf Coast for Hurricane Gustav, was ready this weekend for Hannah. Fortunately there was no need locally to activate Disaster Action Team members locally.
However, the chapter was in contact with the Union County Office of Emergency Management (OEM), and was placed on standby by the North Plainfield OEM after localized flooding threatened a number of homes. More than a dozen Red Cross volunteers responded that they were ready to staff shelters immediately if the need arose, and many more were ready to work throughout the weekend.
The Red Cross also responded to a family flooded out of their home in Rahway, but ultimately the family was able to find housing without our assistance.
The Tri-County Red Cross was also in touch with OEMs in towns with history of flooding, including Green Brook in Somerset County and Cranford in Union County.
If you are interested in being trained in disaster relief and response so we can be ready in the event another storm hits our communities, please contact the Tri-County Red Cross Emergency Services Department at (908) 353-2500 or disaster@tricountyredcross.org.
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