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Details of HPD's contract with American Red Cross for fire response
0:25:21
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AnnMarie Santiago provides information about HPD's contract with the American Red Cross (ARC) for fire response and the services provided to displaced residents.
- HPD has a contract with ARC to respond to residential fires where displacement is expected
- ARC provides immediate emergency housing, information, and short-term financial assistance
- The contract is for five years with a one-year renewal option
- Santiago agrees to share the contract details, including the exact amount, with the council
Pierina Ana Sanchez
0:25:21
Great.
0:25:22
And just for the for the public, can you remind us when does ARC respond to a scene?
0:25:28
Is there a contract that is governing HPD's relationship with ARC and ARC's work on the ground and is the practice of distributing council member Gutierrez's guide, is that a matter of policy that just changes internally or is that in relation to something else?
AnnMarie Santiago
0:25:46
Certainly.
0:25:47
So the Department of Housing Preservation has a contract with the American Red Cross to respond to fires.
0:25:54
It is also part of their mission to do so and they do so across the country, But in coordination under this contract, they provide additional services.
0:26:04
So they respond, they are on the listen for fires through the fire department and they respond whenever there is believed to be a displacement.
0:26:13
I don't believe they respond to like commercial fires and brush fires, but they respond to residential fires with offering services including immediate emergency housing as we've discussed.
0:26:26
They do provide lots of information in addition to council member Gutierrez's guide, to the tenants, to the residents, which also includes information on referrals to other city agencies.
0:26:43
They provide you know financial assistance very short term for clients.
0:26:49
Some of this is done pursuant to our contract and some of it is done as part of their internal mission.
Pierina Ana Sanchez
0:26:56
Thank you.
0:26:56
What is the size of the contract that HPD has with ARC and would you be able to share that contract with the council?
AnnMarie Santiago
0:27:06
I believe we would be able to share it.
0:27:09
Let me just see if I have here, it's a five year contract with a one year renewal option.
0:27:16
I don't have the exact amount of the contract, but we can certainly provide that to the council.