Red Cross and Fort Carson Graduate Five New Dental Assistants

The American Red Cross of Southeastern Colorado, in partnership with the DENTAC and Evans Army Community Hospital graduated five students from the Dental Assistant Training Program at Fort Carson. Dental assistants aid the dental operator provide more efficient dental treatment by preparing the patient, sterilizing instruments during the procedure, holding a suction device and more. […]

El Reno Nightmare

By Rick Padden, Red Cross Public Affairs “The nightmares are normal,” the woman wearing the Red Cross vest said gently. “It’s not unusual, and you should expect them.” The man sitting across from her will likely need that reassurance for years to come, as he can no longer sleep more than two hours without reliving […]

There were 44 calls for help in May Assisting 113 People

American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming – The month of May brought 44 calls for help and an opportunity to help 113 people across the two-state region including 12 people over the age of 65. As usual most of the assistance requests were for home fires totaling 34 responses. Our disaster responders also helped […]

An ERV’s Maiden Voyage

Story by Daneil Mulhern/American Red Cross – Updated by Bill Fortune Update: June 5, 2019 – The Emergency Response Vehicle traveled to central Oklahoma and was assigned the task of delivering emergency supplies to some of the areas hit hard by tornadoes. John Walsh and Ken Harnett have been putting the new ERV through its […]

Volunteers and Equipment Deploying to Support Disaster Recovery

Bringing Help and Hope to Those in Need Denver, Wednesday, June 5, 2019– The American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming is sending additional disaster responders and equipment to help people in Arkansas after a week of devastating tornadoes and flooding. Since May 1, 2019 nearly 40 Red Cross disaster responders from the Colorado & […]

Northern Colorado Hometown Heroes Dinner

Story by Beth Bernhardt Additional photos of this event can be found at this link: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmykLuts The American Red Cross of Northern Colorado hosted a gala event May 16, 2019 to honor “hometown heroes” who had gone above and beyond to save life and property in the community. It takes great individuals to step up […]