While COVID-19 has changed many of our holiday plans, it is important to continue to protect yourself from cooking fires — which typically peak on Thanksgiving. That’s why the American Red Cross is encouraging everyone to brush up on their home fire prevention steps prior to the holiday, so you can enjoy your Thanksgiving feast […]
8:30 pm- The American Red Cross of Southeastern Colorado is closing an evacuation center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The center is located at Cheyenne Mountain High School – 1200 Cresta Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906. Red Cross volunteers have been stationed there to accommodate anyone needing information or other assistance. Evacuation orders have been lifted […]
By Mary Jo Blackwood, American Red Cross Public Affairs Volunteer When disaster threatens and you are evacuated from your home, your neighborhood and everything that makes you feel safe, it can be frightening. It’s even harder when you have disabilities that are compensated for in your home but not in a strange setting like a […]
The Veterans of the American Red Cross by Sarah Phelps. American Red Cross Public Affairs Volunteer The American Red Cross honors the men and women who have selflessly served our nation in the military. We are honored that many veterans choose to extend their service as volunteers with us. Our communities, volunteers and staff are […]
With endless compassion and dedication, American Red Cross volunteers give of themselves as they respond to disasters both in their community and around the country. They are prepared and capable of helping people – whenever and wherever they are needed. Volunteers make up more than 90 percent of our workforce and are genuinely selfless—often working […]
By Sarah Phelps, American Red Cross Public Affairs Volunteer Sept. 16, 2010 Red Cross Disaster Assessment team member, John Miller talks to Sunshine Canyon residents. When you ask John Miller to state the number of times he has been deployed, his broad face breaks into a grin. He knows he has been deployed more than […]
By Janet Koelling, American Red Cross Public Affairs “Initiative, Influence, Guiding Light, Torchbearer” These are words that can be used to describe female leaders in the American Red Cross Disaster Response Operation (DRO) for the Colorado Wildfires. Of the 255 volunteers who have worked on these wildfires, 178 are women. One-third of women on the […]
American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming Provides Support, Services and Recovery Assistance to Residents Affected by Wildfires and Housefires In October, multiple wildfires scorched parts of Colorado and Wyoming, most significantly, the Cameron Peak fire, the East Troublesome fire, the Calwood fire and the Lefthand Canyon fire in Colorado and the Mullen fire in […]