The FDA recently hit the American Red Cross with a nearly $10 million fine for safety violations, lax oversight and faulty testing of its blood services. The fine is just the latest of more than a dozen the Red Cross has racked up in the last decade.
With high winds, heavy rain and potential flooding predicted this week, the American Red Cross reminds Puget Sound residents to prepare.
How to enjoy July 4th sun and fun without getting burned.
Designed for youth from ages 11 to 15, the program provides young adults who plan to babysit the knowledge and skills necessary to safely give care to infants and children under their watch. Space is limited in the babysitting classes so please register early.
The crisis in Japan highlights the need for communication alternatives during a disaster. The American Red Cross is holding an accelerated Amateur (Ham) Radio Technician Licensing Course starting March 25, 2011, running through the weekend, and ending Sunday night March 27.
Eighty percent of people who die in floods are in vehicles. If you come upon flood waters, do not drive through them; the road could be washed out underneath. If you are driving and your car stalls, abandon your vehicle and head to higher ground.
Six-week amateur (Ham) radio course is open to the public. Classes are from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. Course begins Nov. 2. (Morse code is no longer required!)
Seattle Red Cross offers safety tips and burn remedies for the Fourth of July.
Free exhibit will be on display at the Seattle Center June 26 through August 15.
Some basic preparation and common-sense safety tips will help ensure safety during possible power outages and high winds.
Winds of 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph through Tuesday expected
The local chapter of the American Red Cross is seeking volunteers to be trained to staff the agency’s shelters in the event of local flooding. The volunteers will be trained to be members of the Red Cross’s ReserveCorps, part of the American Red Cross’ Ready When the Time Comes (RWTC) program, which prepares teams of [...]
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