PUEBLO, COLORADO, AUGUST 14, 2020 – The American Red Cross is working around the clock to provide safe shelter and comfort for nearly a 100 people impacted by the Fenix Apartment fire in Pueblo. Fire ripped through the apartments on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, causing extensive damage to 40 homes. Red Cross volunteers have been […]
Ongoing Support Enables Red Cross to Provide Safe Blood Supply The American Red Cross is proud to announce a national partnership with Prologis Inc.Prologis, the global leader in logistics real estate, has made a $500,000 commitment to Blood Saves Lives. This partnership will help the Red Cross in its efforts to collect life-saving blood donations […]
August 14, 2020, 1:00 pm – Evacuation Center in Edwards, CO Now Open The American Red Cross of Colorado has opened an evacuation center in Edwards, Colorado to assist residents who have been evacuated the Grizzly Creek Fire, in the Glenwood Springs Canyon.The Evacuation Center is located at the Battle Mountain High school, located at 0151 Miller Ranch Rd, Edwards, CO […]
by Catie Ballenger, American Red Cross Public Affairs On Saturday, August 8, 2020, while settling in for the evening, the Hernandez family and the other residents of the Pine Creek Apartment complex were battered with the smell of smoke and the sound of fire alarms. Anna Hernandez recalls the terrifying the experience and how she […]
The American Red Cross of Colorado and its volunteers continue to provide services and support in order to help the individuals impacted by the tragic residential fire events that occurred this past week in Pueblo and Denver. For more on our response to the Fenix Apartment fire, click here. For more on our response to […]
By Rick Padden, American Red Cross Public Affairs Name: Phillip Pallone Location: Fort Collins Length of service: 9 years GAP: DDO, DAT Deployments: 3 Phil Pallone was sitting with a group of fellow Marines at the Marine air base, Chu Lai, Vietnam in February of 1968, recuperating from an all-nighter in a fox hole. “I […]
by Andrea Carlson, American Red Cross Public Affairs On Tuesday, August 4, 2020 more than 150 people saw their entire lives turn upside down after a fire ripped through an apartment complex in Pueblo, Colorado. Nearly every single unit was deemed uninhabitable. “It’s been a something else, whirlwind is one way to put it. It’s […]
The American Red Cross of Southeastern Colorado continues to assist residents from the 2300 block of Sprague Avenue, in Pueblo, Colorado, after the Fenix Apartment building caught fire on Tuesday, August 4, 2020. 40 homes were impacted by the fire. Many units remain uninhabitable today. Red Cross volunteers have been hard at work since, providing […]
The American Red Cross of Colorado is assisting residents from the 600 block of S. Dayton Street, in Denver, Colorado, after a building located in the Pine Creek Apartment complex caught fire on Saturday, August 8, 2020, around 7:00 pm. 46 homes were impacted by the fire, displacing dozens of people. Those units remain uninhabitable […]