Emergency Preparedness Programs
The American Red Cross of the Tennessee Region offers disaster preparedness trainings and are available in-person and virtually for both youth and adults!
Be Red Cross Ready is a national, standardized preparedness education program for adults taught by a certified presenter. The curriculum is designed to help people understand, prepare for, and respond appropriately to year-round disasters like home fires and local hazards like tornadoes.
Prepare with Pedro is a 30- to 45-minute preparedness education program for grades K-2 that teaches students how to "be prepared" and "take action".
The Pillowcase Project is a free interactive preparedness program designed for children in grades 3 through 5. The program aims to increase awareness and understanding of natural hazards, teach safety and emotional coping skills, as well as the importance of personal preparedness.
Special group sessions are scheduled upon request. Please complete our online request form, and a member of our team will contact you shortly.
Special group sessions are scheduled upon request. Please complete our online request form, and a member of our team will contact you shortly.
Special group sessions are scheduled upon request. Please complete our online request form, and a member of our team will contact you shortly.
This 30-minute presentation introduces our free membership program to help businesses, schools, or organizations become betterprepared for disasters and other emergencies. All in one place, Ready Rating members have access to one-of-a-kind tools, resources and information for evaluating and improving their ability to withstand disaster, maintain operations, and protect lives and property.
In this 30-minute program participants learn how to check for consciousness, call 911 (or the local emergency number), and give continuous chest compressions. Having more citizen bystanders trained in this simple skill can help save lives by putting more cardiac arrest victims within a few steps of lifesaving assistance.CPR training certification is not provided through this course.
Special group sessions are scheduled upon request. Please complete our online request form, and a member of our team will contact you shortly.
Special group sessions are scheduled upon request. Please complete our online request form, and a member of our team will contact you shortly.