Red Cross planning readiness program

Friday, Sept. 6, 2002 | 9:13 a.m.

The American Red Cross of Southern Nevada and the agency's Sierra chapter of Reno have combined resources for a state-wide readiness program on the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Details of the program that combines a number of health skills like CPR and first aid to train people to help those injured in disasters or terrorist attacks until paramedics arrive on scene, will be announced at a 2 p.m. news conference Wednesday at the local Red Cross office at 3672 N. Rancho Drive.

"Today we have a new mission -- each of us has a personal responsibility to our families, businesses, schools and our communities to take an active role in preparing for the unexpected," the Red Cross said in a news release this week.

The two agencies are calling their program "Hometown Response-Ready."

They call it "a plan to make every Nevada citizen disaster-prepared."

The program is in line with the federal mandates of the Homeland Security Initiative, the Red Cross said.

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