Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans just 3 years ago and with Hurricane Gustav heading in that direction, organizations like the Red Cross are being asked if they are prepared.

After Katrina the response and readiness of disaster relief organizations such as FEMA and the Red Cross were questioned due to the extent of damage. But Red Cross Executive Director Dan Hartman say lessons have been learned and they are ready for anything. "Our national Red Cross and all the chapters around are exceptionally prepared. You learn a lot of lessons, and not just us, a lot of the non profits and federal government, FEMA. And they learn a lot. Its more than one agency when something like this happens. But trust me, the Red Cross is ready, with the amount of equipment, people its on the ground now and on the way there its just amazing, staggering number really. "

Hurricane conditions are not likely in the Zanesville area but Hartman says no matter what the conditions- the Muskingum Valley chapter of the Red Cross will be prepared. "We've met all of our certification standards to be a level 2 disaster chapter, which means we can hold our own in any size disaster for about 5 days, within 2 or 3 days we get a lot of resources from our other chapters around us and other states around us. "

Gustav is expected to make land fall in the Gulf Coast area within the next couple of days. And the Red Cross already has shelters and disaster relief set up to be prepared for the worse.