by Suzanne Wiley, volunteer contributor “Hurricanes can demolish towns, obliterate coastlines, and devastate families. We cannot eliminate...

by Suzanne Wiley, volunteer contributor It is widely believed that our tradition of Halloween originates from the ancient Gaelic fe...

By Carol Grinage, volunteer contributor August 21st is Senior Citizen Day ! It is a day to celebrate our older generations; the contributi...

A new American Red Cross Hurricane App puts help right into the hands of people who live in or visit hurricane prone areas. Best of all, it’...

The American Red Cross continues to work around the clock to bring relief, support and comfort to residents of North Texas affected by this ...

by Lilly Watson, American Red Cross contributor Already this year, many of our fellow Americans lost their lives, their loved ones or their...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency and Federal Communications Commission will run a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EA...

The Ready When the Time Comes partnership between the American Red Cross and Grainger has been selected as one of five finalists for the U.S...

An American flag hangs on an overturned car after the tornado hit Joplin, Missouri, in a photo taken on May 24, 2011 (Photo by Bob Carey/A...

New Volunteers Encouraged to Join; Existing Assets Being Tested After one of the most devastating and deadly tornado seasons in the nation’s...

Disaster does not discriminate and nobody is immune. That fact has been made painfully clear in less than one month with record setting tor...

As with any situation, being prepared is the key to survival. You wouldn’t go into a meeting without your presentation, you wouldn’t send y...

You have your disaster preparedness plan at home and you practice it regularly with your family. Your weather radio, your emergency kit and...

The unthinkable happens. As the earthquake rocked the shores of Japan, its people - including elderly, children and the vulnerable - only ha...

We want to see what you keep in your disaster supply kit! We keep Dallas Cowboys plasticware in ours. No reason to forget about America...

The irony that it’s National Severe Weather Awareness Week isn’t lost on anyone looking at tomorrow’s North Texas weather forecast. The ca...

Once again, it's time to think spring! Along with thoughts of pretty flowers and warmer temperatures, we also need to be thinking about ...

Last week many North Texas residents could have taken a boat to work rather than a car. The tornadoes and flash flooding that struck Dallas ...