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Welcome to the American Red Cross
Coffee County Chapter,
Enterprise, Alabama
This is our official website. We hope to provide you with information about our mission, scheduled events, and disaster relieve information. You will also find shelter locations for the Coffee County area and much more!
You can call us at 334-347-2461
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Tornados
Prepare a Home Tornado Plan
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Pick a place where family members could gather if a tornado is headed your
way. It could be your basement or, if there is no basement, a center hallway,
bathroom, or closet on the lowest floor. Keep this place uncluttered.
- If you are in a high-rise building, you may not have enough time to go to
the lowest floor. Pick a place in a hallway in the center of the building.
Assemble a Disaster Supplies Kit Containing--
- First aid kit and essential medications.
- Canned food, can opener and at least three gallons of water per person.
- Protective clothing, bedding, or sleeping bags.
- Battery-powered radio, flashlight, and extra batteries.
- Special items for infant, elderly, or disabled family members.
- Written instructions on how to turn off electricity, gas, and water if
authorities advise you to do so. (Remember, you'll need a professional to turn
natural gas service back on.)
Stay Tuned for Storm
Warnings
- Listen to your local radio and TV stations for updated storm information.
- Know what a tornado WATCH and WARNING means:
- A tornado WATCH means a tornado is possible in your area.
- A tornado WARNING means a tornado has been sighted and may be headed for
your area. Go to safety immediately.
- Tornado WATCHES and WARNINGS are issued by county or parish.
When a Tornado WATCH Is Issued...
- Listen to local radio and TV stations for further updates.
- Be alert to changing weather conditions. Blowing debris or the sound of an
approaching tornado may alert you. Many people say it sounds like a freight
train.
When a Tornado WARNING Is
Issued...
- If you are inside, go to the safe place you picked to protect yourself
from glass and other flying objects. The tornado may be approaching your area.
- If you are outside, hurry to the basement of a nearby sturdy building or
lie flat in a ditch or low-lying area.
- If you are in a car or mobile home, get out immediately and head for
safety (as above).
After the Tornado
Passes...
- Watch out for fallen power lines and stay out of the damaged area.
- Listen to the radio for information and instructions.
- Use a flashlight to inspect your home for damage.
- Do not use candles at any time.
Your Local Red Cross
Chapter Can Provide Additional Materials in English and Spanish:
Materials for Children:
- "Disaster Preparedness Coloring Book" (PDF
File) (ARC 2200, English, or Spanish) for children ages 3-10.
- "Adventures of the Disaster Dudes" (ARC 5024) video and Presenter's Guide
for use by an adult with children in grades 4-6.
- "After the Tornado" Coloring Book (ARC 2205, English, or ARC 2205S,
Spanish)
To get copies of American Red Cross
Community Disaster Education materials,
contact your local Red Cross chapter.
And remember . . . when a tornado, flood, earthquake, fire, or other
emergency happens in your community, you can count on your local American Red
Cross chapter to be there to help you and your family. Your Red Cross is not a
government agency and depends on contributions of your time, money, and blood.
For more information, please contact your American Red Cross Coffee County
Chapter or emergency management office.
Volunteers:
All Red Cross employees and registered volunteers
must undergo background checks
through a single mandatory vendor.
Scroll
up and click in the 
link on the
left to request information on how to become a volunteer.
All American Red Cross disaster assistance is free, made possible by
voluntary donations of time and money from the American people. You can help the
victims of recent disasters and thousands of other disasters across the country
each year by making a financial gift to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief
Fund, which enables the Red Cross to provide shelter, food, counseling and other
assistance to those in need. Call 1-800-HELP NOW or 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish).
Contributions to the Disaster Relief Fund may be sent to your local American Red
Cross chapter or to the American Red Cross, P. O. Box 37243, Washington, DC
20013. Internet users can make a secure online contribution by clicking
here. The
American Red Cross honors donor intent. If you wish to designate your donation
to a specific disaster please do so at the time of your donation.
Last Update: 06/04/2008 |
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