How We Help

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.

The Red Cross provides emergency assistance to individuals in need of temporary lodging, clothing, food, essential medications or counseling. Volunteers are on call 24-hours a day, 365 days a year. Assistance to victims of disaster is free, provided through the generosity of donors who support the local chapters.

If you or someone that you know of needs emergency assistance due to a disaster call us at 701-223-6700.

Today's American Red Cross is keeping pace with the changing military. Using the latest in computer and telecommunications technology, the Red Cross sends communications on behalf of family members who are facing emergencies or other important events to members of the U.S. Armed Forces serving all over the world. These communications are delivered around-the-clock, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

While providing services to 1.4 million active duty personnel and their families, the Red Cross also reaches out to more than 1.2 million members of the National Guard and the Reserves and their families who reside in nearly every community in America.

In the event of an emergency, critical illness, or death of a service member's family, please call the West Dakota Chapter at 701-223-6700 with the following information.

Service Members Full Name
Branch of Service
Social Security Number
Rank
Military Address
Nature of the Family Emergency for Verification