California + Los Angeles + Office | July 23, 2019

Red Cross L.A. Dedicates New HQ As Earthquake Response Continues

American Red Cross Los Angeles Region staff and volunteers gathered last week to celebrate the completion and dedication of their new DTLA HQ at 1450 S. Central Ave. The S. Mark Taper Foundation Headquarters has quickly proven to be a capable disaster response hub following the recent Ridgecrest, CA earthquake.

Red Crossers were already well acquainted with the newly-christened 16,000-square-foot building and its cutting-edge Emergency Operations Center (EOC). Red Cross Los Angeles’ Jarrett Barrios says, “Right inside those doors, we have volunteers who have been working for the last 10 days, 24 hours a day, to respond to the largest earthquake to hit Southern California since Northridge.”

The new facility is designed top-to-bottom to foster efficient collaboration, from its modern, open floor plan to its drop-in volunteer workstations. Its 1,600-square-foot EOC is outfitted with the latest in digital disaster monitoring and communications tools, including a 24-by-8-foot wall of high-definition flat-screen display monitors.

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