Tornado Response
The Birmingham Area Chapter of American Red Cross is continuing respond to the tornado that touched down in Blount County Friday night. Red Cross currently has two Emergency Response Vehicles (ERV’s) on the road providing food and damage assessment to those affected. 87 meals were distributed last night, 100 were served this morning and 100 lunches are currently being provided by the services of Red Cross. Ten homes have been assessed with roof damage.
The Red Cross closed the shelter that was available at the World Outreach Center in Oneonta at 1:30 a.m. due to no population. The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is staffed with volunteers working to provide assistance. Volunteers are in place that speak Spanish so the Hispanic community can be serviced as well. ¶ 11:11 AM
Lifesaving Award
On Sept. 12 at
The child was enjoying a pool party with his baseball team when he was spotted floating facedown in the shallow end of the pool. Williamson, an off duty lifeguard, pulled the boy out of the pool and preformed Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) saving the boy’s life. The child was taken to the hospital and was released five hours later.
Williamson was CPR and First Aid certified by the Birmingham Area Chapter of American Red Cross in April 2006 as part of his lifeguard training. Red Cross will be presenting him with a lifesaving award.
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For more information about the programs and services offered by American Red Cross, please contact the Birmingham Area Chapter of American Red Cross at (205) 458-8274. When you help the Red Cross, you help your neighbors!
Fire Response
The Birmingham Area Chapter's ARCHIE team responded at 5 a.m. to a 13 unit apartment fire at 500 Tuscaloosa Ave. One unit was totally destroyed. Four units had major damage with extreme water/smoke damage. Five with smoke damage only and three units had no fire damage.Red Cross has opened a shelter at First Baptist Church at Acipco for about 24 residents affected by this fire. The Red Cross shelter is scheduled to be open tonight through Monday afternoon while the apartement complex works on get new units for the families and power restored.
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Fire Response
