The American Red Cross North Jersey Region is preparing to respond to Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey and urges residents to be ready too.

American Red Cross prepares for Sandy
The American Red Cross prepares for Sandy (American Red Cross)
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Red Cross workers are readying shelters and working with government officials and community partners to coordinate the response. Relief supplies like cots, blankets, ready-to-eat meals and snacks are being moved into place to support sheltering efforts.

The Red Cross has information on its website about how to get prepared for the storm, including steps for hurricane and power outage emergencies. Videos are also available to help get prepared for severe weather preparedness.

RED CROSS APPS The free Red Cross Hurricane App for mobile devices provides real-time hurricane safety information such as weather alerts and where Red Cross shelters are located. The app also features a toolkit with a flashlight, strobe light and alarm, and the one-touch “I’m Safe” button lets someone use social media outlets to tell family and friends they are okay. The Hurricane App is available in Spanish. Users just need to make sure the language setting on their smart phone is set to Spanish before downloading. The First Aid app puts expert advice for everyday emergencies in someone’s hand. The apps can be found in the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store for Android by searching for American Red Cross.

Information provided by the American Red Cross

 

 

 

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