American Red Cross needs volunteers to prepare for high hurricane season

CINCINNATI (WXIX) – As the hurricane season in the Atlantic is about to continue with the next tropical storm, the American Red Cross needs all employees on deck to help with possible disasters.

Hurricane forecasters predict that the hurricane season will pick up again soon.

That means the American Red Cross will respond to these disasters and you must volunteer now.

The American Red Cross is busy responding to coast-to-coast natural disasters all year round. At the moment they are busy with the forest fires in the west.

They expect to be sending volunteers to the east coast soon to help the victims of hurricanes and tropical storms.

Those affected by the storms may have to stay in a Red Cross emergency shelter, where volunteers are of great help.

“In this case, we are primarily asking the volunteers to help people in the shelter,” says Stephanie Byrd, CEO of the Regional Red Cross. “The shelter will become a home for the people we help. And so they register them and make sure they are looked after everywhere in their shelter. Our health care workers really care about their health needs because they all have problems that they have as members of our community. “

Last year, due to the pandemic, the Red Cross had to change the way it organizes shelter for disaster victims.

The plan for this year is to return to the traditional accommodations and that means volunteers are needed to run these places.

“I’ve been to a shelter and there is no more rewarding feeling than knowing that you are helping someone when they need it most,” said Byrd. “And so you always have the feeling that you have made a difference in the lives of the people you touch. There is always fatigue because it is a very difficult job and you are on duty all the time. After seven days you get a few days off, but that’s very exhausting. “

The Red Cross often says that after a disaster, a lot of people want to see the pictures on TV and volunteer.

Now is a good time to sign up so you get the training you need and be ready to go in the event of an emergency.

You can find out more about how to become a volunteer by following this link.

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