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100
What is an Emergency Operations Center?
EOC
100
What is Mass Care (MC)?
This group provides activities and services on a congregate basis to the community as a whole.
100
Who is Clarissa Harlowe Barton/Clara Barton?
This pioneering American Civil War nurse, who was former teacher and patent clerk, founded the American Red Cross.
100
What is Logistics: An Overview?
This course is a basic level course designed to
give participants an overview of Logistics and the activities associated with it.
100
What is 40 percent?
The Red Cross developed the first nationwide civilian blood program in the 1940s and they provide this percentage of blood products in America.
200
What is an Event Based Volunteer?
EBV
200
What is Casework and Recovery Planning (CRP)?
This activity's main responsibilities are assessing the needs of individuals and families and working with them in developing recovery plans, accessing community and government resources, providing advocacy, problem solving and direct client assistance.
200
What is the International Committee of the Red Cross?
This International Committee was founded in Geneva, Switzerland on February 9, 1863.
200
What is Mass Causality Incident Response Management?
This management course is an instructor-led
(classroom and virtual classroom) course that provides regional and divisional leadership the skills and tools needed to effectively lead mass casualty incident responses.
200
What is Sound the Alarm?
In 2018, the GNY Red Cross made a parody of a famous Broadway musical, and titled it after this national fire safety campaign.
300
What is a Disaster Field Supply Center?
DFSC
300
Who is the Assistant Director of Operations (ADOps)?
This National Position is the head of 3 Disaster Groups, one of which is Individual Disaster Care.
300
What is the Red Cross, Red Crescent and Red Crystal?
Symbols of the Red Cross.
300
What is Setting Expectations and Developing Work plans workshop?
This Volunteer Services workshop discusses ways to effectively communicate with volunteers, starting with setting clear work plans and expectations in support and its usage. This course is part of the PMDP Volunteer Supervisor curriculum.
300
What is a chupacabra?
The mythological creature that is often referred to by our RDO.
400
What is the Rapid Response Team?
RRT
400
What is the Advanced Public Affairs Team?
This specialized team reports to national headquarters Communication Department, rather than the disaster relief operation Public Affairs work unit.
400
What is the Liberty Fund/ or Donor Direct Fund Policy?
Fund established by the Red Cross for September 11th victims and families.
400
What is Soft Skills for Engaging Diverse Communities?
This workshop is a highly participatory style session which creates a space to have dialogue on cultural nuances, personal, biases, trust building, and customizing Red Cross language and activities to the local reality.
400
What is a jar of candy?
The one item that we can always find on our DWE Director's desk that will brighten any day.
500
What is a Water Safety Instructor?
WSI
500
Who is the Disaster Services Technology (DST) Networking Supervisor (NTSV)?
Located within the Logistics Group. This intermediate position troubleshoots issues, monitors traffic and provides wide area network (WAN) connectivity via satellite/Cradlepoint/third-party internet provider in wired and wireless environments.
500
What is the Centennial Initiative?
To mark an amazing swimming related milestone, the Red Cross launched a national campaign to reduce the drowning rate by 50 percent in 50 cities over 3-5 years.
500
What is Contingency Planning?
One of the objectives of this IFRC course is to empower participants to manage disasters and crisis through using agreed standards and tools for multi-hazard emergency preparedness. The topics that it covers are IFRC and Disaster Management.
500
What is 24, 841?
Amount of Home Fire In-Home visits conducted.






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