Imagine waking up to your home completely flooded. That was Jae Basiliere’s reality last July, when historic flooding affected their community in Johnson, Vermont. They woke up at 4 a.m. to more than 1 foot of water in their home that slowly rose every minute. “When I lay down to sleep at night and I shut my eyes, I see myself back there,” Jae said. By the time rescue units reached Jae and their family, the water was at chest height, causing their refrigerator to tip over and start smoking. “We had three humans and three dogs that we put into the bucket of a bulldozer,” Jae said. “The bulldozer took us down to Main Street. From there, we got a ride up the hill to the college where they had an emergency shelter in place.” More than 300 Red Cross disaster responders were on the ground, supporting displaced people in shelters, assessing communities for damage, and distributing meals, snacks and relief items. Seeing the Red Cross in their community was one of the most impactful thing...