The Dearborn & Ohio Counties Red Cross is on-call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to provide emergency response and assistance to victims of house fires and disasters.  Following a house fire or disaster, the Dearborn/Ohio County Chapter of the Red Cross assists disaster victims with food and clothing, shelter, and basic health needs. 

 

The Dearborn & Ohio Counties Red Cross has been in the local community since 1918 and has responded to all local disasters.  The local Red Cross was on the scene for the 1997 floods in Aurora, Lawrenceburg and Rising Sun.  One of our largest local disasters was the 1990 tornado in Bright where we assisted 330 families who had their homes damaged or destroyed. 

 

Even though the Red Cross responds to the large natural disasters that hit the community, the Red Cross is active year-round with local emergencies.  The greatest disaster activities that occur at the local chapter are single family fires.  Our job is to ensure victims of these emergencies have a place to live, have clothes and food, and that their emergency medical needs are taken care of. 

 

In addition to our emergency services, the local Red Cross also offers courses in CPR, First Aid, AED and disaster preparedness. The courses are very flexible; there are instructors that will work around the company schedule to teach courses to employees on-site.