Emergency (Page 54)

This week a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the island of Bohol in the Philippines. The initial earthquake was followed by over 200 aftershocks which caused further damage to the region. Philippine Red Cross volunteers are currently distributing re...

Recently, Twitter announced a new 'Alerts' program that allows local, national, and international agencies like emergency management officials, law enforcement, public safety agencies and organizations that provide emergency relief such as the Red Cr...

There is no national emergency number like 911 in Kenya and no national disaster plan. Emergency services are notoriously unresponsive and slow to react. Instead, organizations like the Kenya Red Cross use social media to spread information and coord...

Join us on Twitter Thursday, Oct. 3 at noon ET for a live Twitter chat on the Syria crisis. The Canadian Red Cross is hosting this chat to raise awareness about the humanitarian disaster. The conflict in Syria and the resulting massive refugee inf...

Last week, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Pakistan's remote, mountainous Balochistan region. Since then, the Pakistan Red Crescent Society has been providing relief including medical services, food, and shelter and has mobilized mobile hea...

The Canadian Red Cross social media team is one of many emergency management teams using social media to help respond to disasters. In 2012, our own survey about the use of social media in disasters showed us that the majority of Canadians expect eme...

Photo credit: American Red Cross Flickr Volunteers from the American Red Cross have been hard at work responding to flooding that has affected more than 18,000 homes in Colorado and caused evacuations in New Mexico and Texas. While the area braces f...

The Canadian Red Cross today took a giant leap into the mobile world, launching its first-ever mobile app. The app is ground-breaking for us, but more importantly, it can save your life. The official Canadian Red Cross First Aid App, a free download ...