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Prepare for Home Fires - The Most Common Disaster
By Samantha Edwards The American Red Cross experiences an increase in home fires during the winter. Encouraging households to be prepared...
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Jan 21, 20222 min read
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More Than Just Food: Nebraska-Iowa Volunteer Shares Stories from Kentucky Tornado Disaster
By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca In 2019, Pat Shields, a recent retiree and Omaha native, watched the damage caused by the spring floods unfold...
NEIA Red Cross
Jan 14, 20223 min read
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Home Fires Are the Most Common Disaster
By Samantha Edwards It's Fire Prevention Week. Did you know that fires are the number one disaster that we respond to? Unfortunately, we...
NEIA Red Cross
Oct 5, 20211 min read
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Volunteer Finds Ways to Turn Negatives into Positive
By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca After retiring from Northwestern Bell Telephone Company in 2003, Chuck Scripter began dedicating his time to...
NEIA Red Cross
Sep 21, 20212 min read
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Night Shift at a Shelter in Baton Rouge with Dani
By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca “Right now, we’re just doing what we can to give people food, a roof over their head and a place to sleep,”...
NEIA Red Cross
Sep 7, 20212 min read
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Attention: Volunteers Needed
Many weather experts predict a destructive disaster season this year. When those events happen, the Red Cross will be prepared to be...
NEIA Red Cross
Aug 16, 20212 min read
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The Call After the Fire: Recovery Casework
By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca During fire season in Iowa and Nebraska, a devastating scenario happens several times a month: A family stands...
NEIA Red Cross
Jul 13, 20213 min read
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"Every Small Action is a Contribution"
By Dani Mallis The American Red Cross through the years has adapted to the needs of our communities and created Mental Health Services in...
NEIA Red Cross
May 20, 20212 min read
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"No Better Feeling Than Helping"
By Dani Mallis There are many volunteer opportunities in the American Red Cross. One essential position in disaster response is Duty...
NEIA Red Cross
May 17, 20212 min read
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2021 Sound the Alarm "Day of Action"
On May 8, 2021, American Red Cross volunteers visited with commuity members in Perry, Iowa and Columbus, Nebraska, to Sound the Alarm...
NEIA Red Cross
May 10, 20211 min read
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How to Talk to Kids About Fire Safety
By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca When Brian Eiteman’s firefighter grandfather walked into his third-grade classroom to teach fire safety, Brian...
NEIA Red Cross
May 7, 20213 min read
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5 Surprising Fire Safety Tips from a Longtime Fire Chief
By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca Dan Miller has been fighting fires since he was 16 when he joined the Fire Cadets in his hometown of Yutan,...
NEIA Red Cross
May 6, 20213 min read
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A Win for Smoke Alarms
A cold Sunday morning with a head cold. Corinne Bulat was awoken by her upstairs neighbor’s smoke alarm going off. Her cold wanted her to...
NEIA Red Cross
Apr 22, 20212 min read
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Nice to Meet You: Jolene Carpenter
The American Red Cross is well-known for its disaster response. From wildfires to tornadoes, and everything in-between, Red Crossers don...
NEIA Red Cross
Apr 1, 20214 min read
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Disaster Volunteers Answer the Call During an Active February in Iowa
Home fires typically rise during the winter. This was certainly the case in throughout the state of Iowa this February as Red Cross...
NEIA Red Cross
Mar 3, 20213 min read
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Welcome to Red Cross Month
Each year since 1943, the president of the United States has proclaimed that March is "Red Cross Month."
NEIA Red Cross
Mar 1, 20212 min read
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6 Months Later: 3 Red Cross Volunteers Reflect on the Iowa Derecho
On August 10, 2020, an unprecedented storm tore through Iowa, destroying homes, trees, crops and power lines in its place. After learning...
NEIA Red Cross
Feb 10, 20214 min read
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Nice to Meet You: Mycaela Crouse
Today, we start a new series called “Nice to Meet You” in which we will introduce you to staff members from the Nebraska-Iowa Region of...
NEIA Red Cross
Jan 19, 20213 min read
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Behind the Scenes with a Disaster Services Volunteer Duo
When they received the call from the American Red Cross, Carolyn Jensen and Deb Olson, answer the call to help.
NEIA Red Cross
Oct 27, 20202 min read
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Disaster Brings Couple Together
Leonard and Shari knew they needed to help other people, and in recent years, they have started putting forth the effort of doing just that.
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Mar 1, 20203 min read
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