Disasters can strike quickly and without warning. If a hazardous material leak required your family to evacuate or a severe winter storm confined your family at home, would you know what to do? An earthquake, flood, tornado, or any other disaster could cut water, electricity, and telephones for hours or days. Could you keep your family warm and fed?
When a disaster strikes, it may take emergency workers some time to reach everyone and they will assist the most vulnerable first. The Canadian Red Cross encourages all Canadians to share the responsibility for their own safety. Be prepared to take care of yourself and your family for at least 72 hours in a disaster, and 1 to 2 weeks in a health emergency.
The Canadian Red Cross is grateful for the generous support of its disaster corporate partners Walmart Canada, RONA, RBC Insurance and Petro-Canada and our media sponsor The Weather Network.
You Make the Difference – Support Canadians Affected by Disasters
From house fires to forest fires, hurricanes to floods, the Canadian Red Cross is there for more than 20,000 Canadians who are affected by disasters each year. Please donate to the Canadian Red Cross Fund.
