Photos: Kurt Warner visits Cedar Rapids, 7.8.08

July 9, 2008

Photos available to the media for download. Courtesy Dave Knoer/American Red Cross.

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Audio: What’s that Red Cross Truck Doing Here?

June 25, 2008
The Red Cross offers food and water to other relief workers during disasters.

Robin Parker and Michael Spencer discuss.


Photo: Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin

June 18, 2008

Emergency Response Vehicle

A Red Cross Emergency Response Vehicle distributes food to a client in Fort Atkinson, Wis., as part of the flood relief operation. (Courtesy Shannon Hext/American Red Cross)


Fast Facts: The American Red Cross Response 6.18.08

June 18, 2008

(Effective June 18, 2008; 8:00 am EST)

Consolidated relief information for Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin, Kansas, California (Three Rivers Wildfire), Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska and West Virginia:

  • 97 Shelters opened
  • 9,144 Shelter overnight stays
  • 134,973* Meals served
  • 230,710 Snacks served
  • 121 Emergency Response Vehicles deployed
  • 12,760* Clean up kits distributed
  • 8,907* Comfort kits distributed
  • 7,005 Mental health contacts deployed
  • 4,710 Health services contacts deployed
  • 3,256 Red Cross workers deployed

Term Definitions

* indicates a correction to yesterday’s numbers


Fast Facts: Iowa 6.16.08

June 16, 2008

(Effective June 16, 2008; 8:00 am EST)

Consolidated relief information for Iowa:

  • 25 Shelters opened
  • 2,591 Shelter overnight stays
  • 70,061 Meals served
  • 92,195 Snacks served
  • 22 Emergency Response Vehicles deployed
  • 2,903 Clean up kits distributed
  • 3,143 Comfort kits distributed
  • 2,276 Mental health contacts deployed
  • 729 Health services contacts deployed
  • 883 Red Cross workers deployed

Term Definitions

* indicates a correction to yesterday’s numbers


Fast Facts: The American Red Cross Response

June 15, 2008

(Effective June 14, 2008; 8:00 am EST)

Consolidated relief information for Iowa, Indiana, Nebraska, Wisconsin, West Virginia and California (Three Rivers wildfires):

  • 51 Shelters opened
  • 6,841 Shelter overnight stays
  • 84,569 Meals served
  • 144,323 Snacks served
  • 72 Emergency Response Vehicles deployed
  • 3,727 Clean up kits distributed
  • 1,684 Comfort kits distributed
  • 4,785 Mental health contacts deployed
  • 2,381 Health services contacts deployed
  • 1,809 Red Cross workers deployed

Term Definitions

* indicates a correction to yesterday’s numbers