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January-9-2012
2012 Brave Hearts & Real Heroes Announced!
  American Red Cross Honors 10 Local Brave Hearts and Real Heroes   Altoona, WI Monday January 9, 2012 - The Western Wisconsin Chapter of the American Red Cross invites y
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December-8-2011
Stay Safe as the Temperature Drops
As Weather Turns Colder, Alternate Heating Methods Can Lead To Home Fires   Altoona, WI December 7, 2011 - Home fires are the biggest disaster threat to people in this country - worse tha
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September-9-2011
Red Cross Volunteers Remember September 11
Before the smoke cleared, the American Red Cross met the challenge of the 9/11 attacks with immediate on-the-scene responses from chapters in New York, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania. As the embe
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August-29-2011
Evacuees Grateful for Safety of Red Cross Shelters
Evacuees Grateful for the Safety of Red Cross Shelters as Irene Passes By Sunday, August 28, 2011 - Mandatory evacuations and power outages have forced people from their homes all over the east coa
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Disaster Training

The following classes are being offered by the Western Wisconsin Chapter at NO COST. Participants are responsible for lunch meals for all day classes.

 

Register by calling 715-834-4182 or 800-261-4182 or email Jenny Legaspi.

 

You must pre-register to attend.

 

Bulk Distribution Operations

 

Client Assistance Card (CAC) Activator Training

 

Client Casework: Providing Emergency Assistance

 

Disaster Action Team (DAT) Orientation

 

Disaster Frontline Supervisor and Simulation

 

Disaster Instructor Specialty Training (DIST) - Advanced

 

Disaster Public Affairs: The Local Response

 

Fundamentals of Disaster Assessment

 

Health Services Response Workshop

 

Shelter Operations

 

Shelter Simulation