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Red Cross Relief
- When
- 1881
- Where
- Michigan (institutional context)
The American Red Cross conducted its first official disaster relief operation in response to the Thumb Fire.
Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross in 1881. The organization's first official disaster relief operation was its response to the Michigan Thumb Fire.
Sources
- Thumb Fire Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-19
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