/tags/disaster-relief Disaster Relief en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Fri, 27 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-09-27/hurricane-helene-american-red-cross-missouri-aid-florida Over a dozen disaster responders from Missouri were sent south earlier this week. Storm winds from Hurricane Helene began to batter Florida and much of the southeastern part of the U.S. on Thursday. Fri, 27 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-09-27/hurricane-helene-american-red-cross-missouri-aid-florida Lacretia Wimbley /government-politics-issues/2023-03-15/st-louis-region-will-receive-112-million-in-federal-disaster-relief-money St. Louis, St. Louis County and St. Clair County will receive more than $112 million in federal funding to help families recover from flooding and build resiliency for low- and moderate-income populations. Federal officials say the funding will help address the damage from recent floods and help the region prepare for future disasters. Wed, 15 Mar 2023 22:17:01 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-03-15/st-louis-region-will-receive-112-million-in-federal-disaster-relief-money Andrea Y. Henderson /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-01-03/red-cross-responds-to-disasters-sounds-alarm-on-dangerously-low-blood-supply Spokesman Joe Zydlo said the blood supply has been steadily declining in recent months, with a significant decrease in first-time donors. He joined “St. Louis on the Air” with the latest. Mon, 03 Jan 2022 22:06:40 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-01-03/red-cross-responds-to-disasters-sounds-alarm-on-dangerously-low-blood-supply Evie Hemphill /government-politics-issues/2021-12-12/tornado-touches-down-in-st-charles-county-kills-one-and-damages-dozens-of-homes The same storm system that hit Edwardsville and ravaged areas in Kentucky, Arkansas and Tennessee first reached tornado status near the community of Defiance. Mon, 13 Dec 2021 02:41:23 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-12-12/tornado-touches-down-in-st-charles-county-kills-one-and-damages-dozens-of-homes Jonathan Ahl /health-science-environment/2019-07-09/trump-approves-disaster-aid-for-missouri-residents-hit-by-flooding-and-tornadoes President Donald Trump has issued a disaster declaration to help residents in 20 Missouri counties who have experienced major damage from tornadoes and… Wed, 10 Jul 2019 03:03:13 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-07-09/trump-approves-disaster-aid-for-missouri-residents-hit-by-flooding-and-tornadoes Eli Chen /health-science-environment/2019-06-28/red-cross-to-connect-missouri-flood-victims-with-disaster-aid Missouri residents forced from their homes by near-record flood levels will soon have access to a variety of disaster-recovery resources.The American Red… Fri, 28 Jun 2019 19:20:46 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-06-28/red-cross-to-connect-missouri-flood-victims-with-disaster-aid Shahla Farzan /health-science-environment/2017-05-19/3-months-later-snapshots-of-post-tornado-recovery-in-perryville The sirens started a little before 8 p.m. on the last night of February. Residents of Perry County, in southeastern Missouri, retreated to their basements… Fri, 19 May 2017 10:15:23 GMT /health-science-environment/2017-05-19/3-months-later-snapshots-of-post-tornado-recovery-in-perryville /health-science-environment/2016-10-01/st-louis-ham-radio-operators-practice-response-to-major-earthquake If a major disaster were to strike the St. Louis area, odds are the St. Louis County Emergency Operations Center near Ballwin would be swarming with… Sat, 01 Oct 2016 20:33:14 GMT /health-science-environment/2016-10-01/st-louis-ham-radio-operators-practice-response-to-major-earthquake /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2015-09-14/nearly-six-years-after-haitis-deadly-earthquake-st-louisans-continue-to-offer-aid On a typical day in 2010, Joseph Volcy found himself sitting outside of his church after choir practice when he felt a great tremble, “like a bulldozer on… Mon, 14 Sep 2015 22:05:06 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2015-09-14/nearly-six-years-after-haitis-deadly-earthquake-st-louisans-continue-to-offer-aid Kelly Moffitt /health-science-environment/2013-10-22/former-homeland-security-official-now-slu-dean-to-aid-disaster-preparedness This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 22, 2013: After only a week on the job, new SLU College of Public Health faculty member… Tue, 22 Oct 2013 16:39:10 GMT /health-science-environment/2013-10-22/former-homeland-security-official-now-slu-dean-to-aid-disaster-preparedness Nancy Fowler