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Emergency Assistance
The DeKalb County American Red Cross responds to emergencies within DeKalb County, including house or apartment fires, floods, tornadoes, storms, hazardous materials spills, transportation accidents, explosions, and other natural and man-made disasters. Red Cross disaster relief focuses on meeting people's immediate disaster-caused needs.
If you have immediate disaster caused needs contact (877) 597-0747; answered 24 hours a day.
Emergency Assistance Resources
Disaster Preparedness Library
Service to Armed Forces
Today's American Red Cross is keeping pace with the changing military. Featuring the latest in computer and telecommunications technology, the American Red Cross Emergency Service Center delivers around-the-clock emergency communication services to active duty military personnel, and to their families.
American Red Cross Emergency Services are available to all members of the armed services, and to their families. Both active duty and community-based military can count on the Red Cross to provide emergency communications, emergency financial assistance, counseling, veterans assistance and aid in the field where Red Cross workers are deployed to serve with America's military.
In the event of an emergency, critical accident, illness or death in a service member's immediate family, contact the Red Cross at 1-877-272-7337.
Our Armed Forces Emergency Services caseworkers are equipped to verify the situation and relay an emergency message to the proper military authorities.
To help in sending emergency messages as accurately and quickly as possible you will be asked for the following information. Please have it available if possible.
- Service Members Full Name
- Branch of Service
- Social Security Number
- Rank
- Military Address
- Nature of the Family Emergency for Verification
Because E-mail may not be read immediately we cannot accept a request for emergency services via e-mail. You must contact us at 1-877-272-7337.
