Each year, the American Red Cross responds immediately to more than 70,000 disasters, including house or apartment fires (the majority of disaster responses), hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, hazardous materials spills, transportation accidents, explosions, and other natural and man-made disasters.

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Although the American Red Cross is not a government agency, its authority to provide disaster relief was formalized when, in 1905, the Red Cross was chartered by Congress to "carry on a system of national and international relief in time of peace and apply the same in mitigating the sufferings caused by pestilence, famine, fire, floods, and other great national calamities, and to devise and carry on measures for preventing the same." The Charter is not only a grant of power, but also an imposition of duties and obligations to the nation, to disaster victims, and to the people who generously support its work with their donations.

Red Cross disaster relief focuses on meeting people's immediate emergency disaster-caused needs. When a disaster threatens or strikes, the Red Cross provides shelter, food, and health and mental health services to address basic human needs. In addition to these services, the core of Red Cross disaster relief is the assistance given to individuals and families affected by disaster to enable them to resume their normal daily activities independently.

The Red Cross also feeds emergency workers, handles inquiries from concerned family members outside the disaster area, provides blood and blood products to disaster victims, and helps those affected by disaster to access other available resources.

Madison/Marshall County Chapter American Red Cross

Serving our community for over 90 years.  We are a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its congressional charter and the fundamental principles of the International Red Cross Movement, will provide relief to victims of disaster and help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.  

• Home Fires Are the Single Largest Disaster!

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• Madison/Marshall County Chapter will respond annually to over 200 families with Disaster Services providing adequate food, shelter and clothing, as well as, prescription medications.

• Over 2,500 volunteers, including 300 youth, service you LOCALLY.

• For nearly a century, the American Red Cross has prepared people to save lives through health and safety education and training. From first aid, CPR and bloodborne pathogens training to swimming and lifeguarding, HIV/AIDS education and Babysitter's Training, American Red Cross Preparedness programs help people lead safer and healthier lives.

• Madison/Marshall/Jackson County Chapter trained 12,475 students in First Aid / CPR / Lifesaving and 17,152 students in Water Safety/Lifeguarding.  We offer CPR, First Aid, and other lifesaving classes in Huntsville, AL and Guntersville, AL.

On the scene, Madison, Marshall and Jackson County

volunteers serve families from the Emergency Response Vehicle.