As Hurricane Ian lashes out at Florida’s west coast, the Louisiana Red Cross is prepped to provide relief efforts once they receive the call. Executive Director of the Louisiana Capital West Chapter Ed Bush said about a dozen volunteers have already been deployed to Florida.
“And their purpose is to be there and available to call for additional reinforcements once Florida has identified what the needs are and where they need to go,” said Bush.
He said about 50 volunteers from the local Red Cross, which includes the Baton Rouge area and west to Lafayette, are on standby for Hurricane Ian.
Bush said the preferred plan is to send a few people forward instead of an entire team, because like we’ve seen with hurricanes in Louisiana, they can shift direction at the last minute.
“If you rush to put people out there where you think they’re going to be needed 9 times out of 10 they’re in the wrong spot and sometimes they’re cut off and they need to be rescued,” said Bush.
If you’d like to assist with Hurricane Ian either monetarily or by volunteering for the Red Cross, Bush said you can do so by visiting RedCross.org.
“And there are two buttons, did you want to volunteer now or donate now, and people can do one or both and that is the absolute best way that people can help,” said Bush.
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