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CT Red Cross Ready to Deploy for Hurricane Dorian

The Red Cross already has about 1,600 volunteers on the ground in Florida.

The Connecticut Chapter of the American Red Cross is preparing to respond to the areas hit hardest by hurricane Dorian.

They have eight emergency response vehicles that are ready to deploy at a moment's notice.

“Our volunteers will go where they are needed, either staffing shelters, out there remotely feeding folks, bringing out disaster relief supplies, coordinating logistics, they might be in headquarters coordinating with other agencies,” said Richard Branigan, regional chief administrative officer of the Red Cross. “It’s a massive job.”

The Red Cross has already sent 350 blood products to hospitals to help stock up ahead of the storm.

“Right now we have about 1,600 volunteers on the ground in Florida and moving to Georgia and the Carolinas,” Branigan said. “There will be maybe twice that number if the storm continues on its current path.”

Wendy Robertson, who recently relocated to South Carolina from Connecticut, said she doesn’t know what to expect.

“There’s a sense of urgency,” Robertson. “They’re opening the shelters. They're keeping us well informed.”

Those interested in donating to help Red Cross efforts can do so by clicking here.

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