Red X

PHASE 1

Organization: Red X
First Seen:	February 6, 2004

Red X is a program connected to the American Red Cross as a means of utilising the powers of young mutants in beneficial ways, predominantly disaster relief.

Details

Red X was launched in February 2004, a joint venture between Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters and the Red Cross. It was intended to provide training and opportunity for mutants wanting to get involved in humanitarian work, especially disaster relief.

Induction training was carried out on the last Friday of every month, including First Aid and talks from those involved in search and rescue and disaster relief. At one point most of the students and staff at the school were involved in the program, assisting in several events. Things expanded beyond the involvement of Xavier's during 2005, and with the San Diego earthquake, most of the Xavier's students and alumni who had been Red X member volunteered to help the myriad aid agencies on the ground. Several of the new students also got involved, expressing an interest in continuing with the program.

The event and the response revived mansion interest in Red X, and for New Year's 2006 a charity event was held at Silver. In 2007 the next generation of Xavier's students signed up and began getting involved, and this continued in 2008.

Training occurs on the last Friday of every month, and during missions there is an emphasis on taking care of oneself and knowing one's limits. Red X staff will bench anyone they see over-exerting themselves to the point of collapse, having a duty of care to the minors in the program, and also not wanting to waste time and resources in the middle of a crisis on those who have driven themselves into unconsciousness. This is particularly stressed during training.

In terms of working with local authorities, Red X's people in charge take their instructions from local emergency services as to what is needed, and work in conjunction with them, rather like the Citizen Corps or CERTs. Volunteers follow instructions from their Red X field leaders, who in turn are taking instructions from either Red X response leaders or from the local emergency services commanders.

Plots

Red X Mission: Plattsburgh

Red X Mission: Stonewall

Red X Mission: Hurricane Charley

The Rictor Effect

Living Pele

Red X Mission: Whiteout

Red X Mission: Whistler

Red X Mission: Reconstruction

Red X Mission: Rising Waters

Red X Mission: Shake Hands With The Devil

Day Zero

Red X Mission: Dangerous Load

Meta

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Red X was first created by Bonnie.

Red X poster created by Nute