The Red Cross in Putnam County

From January 1, 2010 through June 30, 2010 in Putnam County, the Chapter:

  • Responded to 6 fires or other emergencies
  • Assisted 31 people with food, shelter and/or counseling following a disaster

Notable Activities in 2010:

Red Cross Relief Workers Respond to 2 Same-Day Fire Scenes
Two Red Cross responders registered a family of three (2 adults and a child) for Red Cross services after a fire at their home at 107 South Highland Road in Garrison, NY the morning of June 25. Less than two hours later both responders were called to the scene of an early-afternoon fire that destroyed several apartments on Patterson Village Ct. in Patterson, some 30 miles away. There they joined five other Red Cross personnel who spent four hours assisting people in the apartment complex whose homes had been destroyed or damaged. Eight households (15 adults/3 children) were affected and the NY Red Cross provided 2 households (4 adults/3 children) with emergency stipends to purchase replacement clothing and food.

Through December 31, 2008 in Putnam County, the Chapter:

  • Responded to 11 fires and other emergencies
  • Assisted 43 adults and children with food, shelter and/or counseling following a disaster

Notable Activities in 2008:

Ashburton Road Fire
After a predawn blaze destroyed a one-story home at 34 Ashburton Road in Lake Carmel on November 8, ARC/GNY relief workers responded to the scene. Working in partnership with the Western Connecticut American Red Cross, they offered snacks, beverages and mental health support to the family of three adults and three children. They also worked with the Westchester Red Cross to secure temporary housing at a Westchester hotel for the victims, including a fourth child not at home at the time of the fire.

Philipstown Fire Response
Two volunteers and one paid staff member from the Chapter's Putnam/West Point office responded to an early morning fire on February 4th at a cluster of attached cabins on Route 9 in Philipstown, New York. One cabin was affected. At the scene, they provided three adults and four children affected by the blaze with financial assistance for clothing, food and other immediate needs. One household of two adults also received emergency overnight housing.