American Red Cross Resources State of North Carolina

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American Red Cross ResourcesState of North
Carolina

• Recovery Efforts From
• Hurricane Floyd
• September 1999

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A variety of Red Cross trained disaster
response personnel and supplies are located
throughout North Carolina. However, the entire
resources of the National American Red Cross are
available when such a measure of response is
deemed necessary.. ......that measure of
response became necessary on September 16, 1999.
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As Hurricane Floyd closed in over the
southeastern US, 2.5 million people were ordered
to evacuate the coastal areas of Florida,
Georgia, and the Carolinas. The American Red
Cross was ready to give them a safe place to
stay.
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In one of the largest sheltering efforts in
Red Cross history, we opened nearly 1,000
shelters in 12 states which provided a safe haven
for more than 200,000 people.
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Shelters Opened in North Carolina
Storm Shelters 236 Opened in NC Shelters
Still Open 56 After 30 Days Shelter
Population 13,748 Meals Served
1,441,347 Total Cost to Red Cross
38.9 Million
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Mental Health Services Provided
Disaster Mental Health is one of the fastest
growing divisions within American Red Cross
Disaster Relief. During Floyd, more than 220
Red Cross mental health counselors helped
hundreds with feelings of depression and
hopelessness. Symptoms of flood victims ranged
from anxiety and stomach problems to nightmares.
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Sheltee Units

• North Carolina has 56 Sheltee units and 7 Super
  Sheltees.
• Sheltee unit inventory
• 1-4000 watt generator
• 100 150 Cots and Blankets
• 200 ft of electrical cord
• 2 Twin Halogen light stands
• 1 Shelter Kit
• 1 Disaster Health Ser. Kit
• 1 Child Care kit
• Tool box, fire extinguisher, wheel chair, etc.
• Each Super Sheltee contains 290 cots and blankets
  only and augments a typical Sheltee unit.

The number following the word Sheltee on each
unit denotes the number of cots and blankets
onboard.
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Emergency Response Vehicles(ERV)

• ERVs provide mobile feeding capacity and work in
  conjunction with either a food preparation vendor
  or from an ARC, or Baptist Kitchen unit.
• Regional ERV Locations
• 14 North Carolina
• 11 Virginia
• 9 South Carolina
• 5 West Virginia
• 2 Maryland
• 4 District of Columbia
• 7 Tennessee
• 9 Georgia
• A fully loaded ERV has 6 food Cambros
• with a 500 meal capacity.

There are approximately 325 ERVs within the ARC
Disaster inventory and all can be deployed
nationwide.
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Mobile Kitchens
These units can produce between 10,000 and 30,000
hot meals daily. Spirit of America-Roanoke,
VA Henrys Kitchen-Springfield, IL Both kitchens
have been deployed to NC on previous disaster
events
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Mobile Kitchens
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Emergency CommunicationsResponse Vehicle

• 1 SAT phone
• 14 radios
• 1 VSAT mobile satellite transceiver
• 1 JPS Radio interconnect Switch capable of tying
  any of the radios and phones together.
• 1 weather station
• 1 DSS digital television receiver
• 1 VHS recorder/player
• 3 cell phones
• 11 wireless laptop computers
• 10 IP wireless telephones
• 6 portable UHF radios
• 1 portable low band radio
• Computers
• 10 IP wireless telephones
• 6 portable UHF radios
• 1 portable low band radio

ECRVs are a regional asset Strategic to North
Carolina 1- Manassas, VA 1 Louisville, KY 1
Atlanta, GA 1 Charlotte, NC ARC Inventory
12 total
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North Carolina Disaster SystemHuman Resource
Inventory
ARC Partner

• Shelter 930 1298
• Feeding 446 345
• Bulk Distribution 109 31
• Client Casework 500 107
• Health Services 215 418
• Mental Health 171 111
• Logistics 200 97
• Data based on FY 2008 Chapter Disaster Readiness
  Assessment Report.
• Partners are groups or agencies trained and
  authorized by the Red Cross to deliver services
  during a disaster event.

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NC Chapter InventoryDisaster Relief Resources

• 51,480 Blankets
• 20,671 Comfort Kits
• 31,178 Cots
• 980 Food Carriers
• 608 Beverage Carriers
• 206 Disaster Health Services Kits
• 257 Shelter Kits

Based on FY 08 CDRA survey
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ARC Regional Disaster Supply Warehouses

• Charlotte, NC
• 10,000 square feet
• Greensboro, NC
• 38,020 square feet
• Richmond, VA
• 150,000 square feet
• Lorton, VA
• 5,000 square feet

Greensboro site
Only warehouses within a 1 day driving distance
are listed. Additional close locations would
include Baltimore, Atlanta and Forest Park, GA.
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The American Red Cross is committed to responding
to all natural disasters, including the
hurricanes and tropical storms, that threaten the
United States. We will continue to prepare for
all possible situations, providing the best
possible disaster relief to families in need.
We will be there!