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"...the Spirit of God is constantly reminding his Army that we must focus on the
people we're called to serve, particularly those who know nothing about His
love or are passing through times of stress and sadness."
- General John Gowans
The Salvation
Army
Emergency Disaster Services
for the Metropolitan Division
1000 Pratt Ave., Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
Telephone: 847-709-6700
Major David Dalberg, Director of Emergency Disaster Services
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We want to thank all those who have responded
to Hurricane Katrina by donating to The Salvation Army. Currently we have
over 700 personnel assigned to the Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi
area.
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We also have 102 Canteen
(mobile kitchen units), 8- 54 ft kitchen trucks on site, 8 Command Camps,
serving 22 shelters (not all SA shelters) and we have served over 1
Million meals across the country.
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To Donate to this
Disaster event you can go to
www.Salvationarmyusa.org, or you can call The Salvation Army at
1-800-SAL-ARMY.
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SATERN - If you are
searching for loved ones missing due to Hurricane Katrina you can file an
on-line application at
www.satern.org,
or you can go to
www.salvationarmyusa.org and there will be a link to the application.
Currently we have had over 60,000 applications uploaded.
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 For
photos of our recent
CISM training at the Holiday
Inn in Rolling Meadow,
click here. You can see
photos from our 16 hours of training from Oct 10-11, 2003.
If you
would be interested in learning how you can take CISM classes and
participate in the Emergency Disasters Services, contact Major
David Dalberg.
 Click here for photos of our work
at Utica IL. |
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 For photographs
and information about
The Salvation Army's Emergency Disaster Services,
click here.
The EDS team under the leadership of Major David Dalberg has been
meeting the needs of Fire fighters, Rescue workers, and victims through
out the year. Click here for
photos of recent EDS responses. The EDS Team recently went through some aggressive
training to prepare for future disasters. This included more
Salvation Army staff and volunteers taking CISM training.
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Click here for
information about the SATERN Program
The purpose of the
Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN) is to train and
acquire personnel skilled in emergency communications and message
handling, who will support Salvation Army operations in local, regional
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Copyright 2005 The Salvation
Army Emergency Disaster Services, Chicago, IL. (Metropolitan
Division)
Contact Us by email
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