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FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell said the agency has staged 3.7 million meals and 3.5 million liters of water in Alabama ahead of Hurricane Ian’s landfall in Florida. Hurricane Ian was nea…

During a briefing on Mississippi’s response to Hurricane Ida, Governor Tate Reeves (R) said the state is “moving from the respond phase to the recovery phase.” Governor Reeves said electric …

President Trump participated in a roundtable discussion on plasma donations at the American Red Cross Headquarters. The president and members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force encour…

The first and second ladies of the United States joined the spouses of several Cabinet members at the Red Cross Hall of Service in Washington, D.C., to prepare care packages for troops overs…

President Trump spoke with reporters before a meeting with the leaders of the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and the Southern Baptist Convention about ongoing recovery and relief efforts…

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, Governor John Bel Edwards (D-LA), Representative Cedric Richmond (D-LA), and others spoke to reporters in Baton Rouge about federal, state, and local…

Governor Mary Fallin and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano gave an update on recovery efforts following the May 20, 2013, tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. They were joined by Federal E…

Federal officials gave an update on Hurricane Irene and talked about the coordinated federal, state, tribal and local relief efforts at Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Washingto…

Federal government emergency response officials spoke to reporters about preparations for Hurricane Irene. The storm was expected to hit the North and South Carolina borders and then move up…

Officials toured areas devastated by a series of tornadoes and spoke to reporters about relief and recovery efforts.

Gail McGovern talked about the progress and challenges in Haiti one year after the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that killed an estimated 230,000 people, injured 300,000, and left 2 million homel…

Heather Blanchard talked about her organization, CrisisCommons, and social media crisis communications. Topics included the creation of a common jargon for crisis responders. Her presentatio…

The American Red Cross hosted a day-long conference on the use of the Internet and social media in emergency communications. Participants talked about the need for better communication and i…

Gail McGovern delivered a National Press Club speech on the challenges of operating the American Red Cross through the current difficult economy. She said that over the past year, the organi…