Provides assistance to local disaster (home/apartment fires, floods, etc.) victims who have immediate, disaster-related needs 24-hours a day allocated on a case-by-case basis. Assistance can include shelter, food, clothing, reunifying families after a disaster, mental health counseling and health services for disaster victims. Also provides information on disaster preparedness.

Disaster Survivor Inquiries | American Red Cross Disaster Services - Phoenix

Programs conducted by organizations like the American Red Cross that provide a communication network which enables the general public to obtain information about the circumstances of relatives and friends who are in an area within the U.S. where a major disaster or wide-spread emergency has occurred. Also included are disaster survivor registries that allow individuals who are alive following a disaster to post their name and medical condition for access by family members and friends; or to leave voice messages providing information about their circumstances, their current location and how to reach them.