[jerseygirl]

OK folks! Let's take a look at this, in light of the threats.

When I set out this morning, I decided to find that old Red Cross list of cities posted months ago.The cities needing post disaster responders.


GUESS WHAT...

They reposted it TODAY....this gives me a chill...

Here it is:

June 16, 2004
American Red Cross National Preparedness and Response Corps



Details: The National Preparedness and Response Corps (NPRC)

(formerly the National Readiness and Response Corps (NRRC)),

sponsored by the American Red Cross and funded by an AmeriCorps grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service,

is the foremost young adult disaster service corps in the nation. We have programs for full-time volunteers at Red Cross Chapters in the following U.S. cities:

Anchorage,
Baltimore,
Cedar Rapids,
Chicago,
Dallas,
Fort Myers,
Glendale,
Greenwich/Stamford,
Los Angeles,
Lowell,
New Orleans,
New York,
Pasadena,
Peoria,
Philadelphia,
Puerto Rico,
Richmond,
San Francisco Bay Area,
Santa Barbara,
Seattle,
Springfield, and
Whittier.

AmeriCorps members help communities prepare for disasters by providing disaster preparedness and safety education to communities, as well as emergency assistance to victims of local disasters within the borders of the United States of America and its territories. Candidates for the National Preparedness and Response Corps must: (snip)

[jerseygirl]

There are 22 cities on that list

[jerseygirl]

Anchorage, accessible from water
Baltimore, accessible from water
Cedar Rapids,
Chicago, accessible from water
Dallas, accessible from water
Fort Myers, accessible from water
Glendale,
Greenwich/Stamford, accessible from water
Los Angeles, accessible from water
Lowell,
New Orleans, accessible from water
New York, accessible from water
Pasadena,
Peoria,
Philadelphia, accessible from water
Puerto Rico, accessible from water
Richmond, accessible from water
San Francisco Bay Area, accessible from water
Santa Barbara, accessible from water
Seattle, accessible from water
Springfield, and
Whittier.


I listed the ones that can be reached via the water- the ones I know for sure...

[Quix]

INTERESTING.

Unless it's Glendale, AZ,

AZ and NM got left out!

LOL.

I think it is significant that they are listed again. We shall see.

[Mrs. Xtrmst]

Isn't there at least one Springfield in every state? Which one is this?

[KylaStarr]

The Springfield and Peoria in the list are both the ones in Illinois, as per the original list that we had. Peoria is the city connected with the Islamic underground network that feeds into Champaign Illinois, into the university.