Disaster services volunteer Pam McHenry is headed back to New Orleans.

"My first disaster was 9/11 and since then, Katrina, the Iowa floods," McHenry says.

She's dedicated to helping disaster victims across the country.

"It's important for us in this community to show our support to the whole nation and to the people involved--the victims--to get them through these disasters," says McHenry.

The Red Cross is sending volunteers to Louisiana to prepare for Hurricane Gustav if it hits the Gulf Coast. Their plan of action depends on the hurricane's path.

"Right now, everyone's getting prepared for possible evacuations, so they're helping set up shelters," says Rachelle Wood, Red Cross Emergency Services Coordinator.

Red Cross volunteers are heading down to New Orleans today, the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Gustav is expected to reach the Gulf Coast Tuesday, with evacuations coming as early as tomorrow.

The storm drenched Jamaica today. Forecasters say there's a good chance those affected by Katrina will be hit again by Gustav, but the hurricane could hit anywhere from the Florida panhandle to Texas next week. But that's not keeping the Red Cross away.

"That's how the Red Cross works," says Wood. "We all help each other out, so if we ever have a disaster here, and we hope we don't, we can always depend on people from across the country to help us."

Mid-Michigan volunteers will be in Louisiana for three weeks or longer if Hurricane Gustav hits.