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Tillamook Residents Sheltered by Red Cross

PORTLAND, Ore. – November 8, 2006 –11 a.m. - The American Red Cross Oregon Trail Chapter has opened a service center at the Tillamook Fairgrounds shelter to assist residents affected by the flooding.  Services available for residents include client services, mental health services and medical services.   As of Tuesday evening, 10 persons were still residing at the shelter which opened Monday.  The shelter and service center will continue to provide assistance as the need arises.  Residents seeking assistance can call our Emergency Assistance line at 1-800-991-9515.

Hotel rooms are still unavailable in the area. Hot meals and dry, safe lodging are being provided to flood-affected residents in Tillamook County at the Red Cross shelter. Assessments by a Red Cross nurse and disaster mental health counselors will be available as needed.

This week continues to be exceptionally busy for the Red Cross; the shelter activity in Tillamook marks the sixth response since last Friday for the Oregon Trail Chapter, which included three fires, a canteen operation for Multnomah County Search and Rescue, and another flooding at an apartment in SE Portland.

Trained Red Cross disaster response volunteers are on standby for other potential flood-related incidents and home fires in the Oregon Trail Chapter’s seven-county service area.  Highway 101 North out of Tillamook remains closed and Tillamook is only accessible from the South.  American Red Cross and state disaster assessment teams have been dispatched to the area to survey damage and potential needs. 

The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization, led by volunteers, that provides relief to victims of disaster and helps people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. Local Red Cross volunteers respond to residential fires and other disasters every 40 hours on average. All Red Cross disaster assistance is free, made possible by voluntary donations of time and money from Oregonians. Financial gifts help provide shelter, food, clothing, counseling and other immediate assistance to those in need. Call (503) 284-1234 or visit www.redcross-pdx.org

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American Red Cross, Oregon Trail volunteers respond to house fires every 32 hours on average.
To assist the Red Cross in providing disaster relief, please call (503) 528-5634.
To prepare yourself and your family for fire or other disasters, go to www.redcross-pdx.org