Disasters can happen anywhere, anytime—even in someone’s own home. September is National Preparedness Month and the American Red Cross is urging everyone to take three easy steps to get their household ready for emergencies. These three action steps are as follows: Get a Kit, Make a Plan, Be Informed. This post will give you all […]
be the worker bee now let me be the worker bee now By Rick Padden, American Red Cross Public Affairs Name: Carol Miller GAP: Sheltering, Disaster Assessment, Distribution of Emergency Supplies & Disability Integration (partial) Length of service: 1 year 8 months Deployments: 3 It took an earthquake to get Red Cross volunteer Carol Miller […]
By Andrea Carlson (originally posted on September 11, 2019) American Red Cross employee, Tony Suarez, stands on the right hand side, wearing an orange helmet. In the moments after the first 9-1-1- call came in, Antonio (Tony) Suarez remembers being dispatched to the area where the World Trade Center Towers stood tall on that fateful […]
Disasters can happen anywhere, anytime—even in someone’s own home. September is National Preparedness Month and the American Red Cross is urging everyone to take three easy steps to get their household ready for emergencies. These three action steps are as follows: Get a Kit, Make a Plan, Be Informed. This post will give you all […]
Tuesday September 8, 2020 12:45 pm The American Red Cross of Colorado continues to operate evacuation centers to assist residents who have been evacuated by the Cameron Peak fire, in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests. Evacuation Centers are located at: La Porte-Cache Poudre Middle School Gymnasium, 3515 Co Road 54G, Laporte Estes Park Event Pavilion, 1115 Rooftop Way, […]
Colorado and Wyoming are bracing for a drastic weather whiplash. Record-breaking heat this Labor day weekend is predicted to turn into a cold front this evening with strong winds and rain changing to snow by Tuesday. If it is your first time experiencing snow or if you are still in summer mode, we have put […]
By Mary Jo Blackwood, American Red Cross Public Affairs Volunteer In case you are wondering if it is safe to volunteer on the scene at a disaster or with clients who have been displaced, the American Red Cross has the situation well in hand. No volunteers are allowed out in the field without extensive training […]
It’s been one week since Hurricane Laura struck the country as one of most powerful storms to ever hit the U.S. and the Red Cross continues to help people around the clock. While the full extent of damage isn’t yet known, preliminary estimates indicate that more than 700,000 homes were affected by utility outages or […]
This past month, when communities across our nation faced disasters such as fires and hurricanes, volunteers from the American Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming were mobilized to assist other parts of the country to prepare, respond and recover from these disasters. In August, 158 Colorado and Wyoming disaster responders deployed both virtually and in-person […]
How to Prepare Before a Disaster Occurs Find the full list of items to include in your preparedness kit, HERE. Learn the essential supplies to put in your family’s survival kit. Weather-related disasters can happen at any time, which is why it is important to be prepared ahead of time. Part of this preparedness includes […]
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