78 Colorado and Wyoming Volunteers Deployed on the Ground and Virtually The American Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming continue to provide services for those who have been affected by the Cameron Peak Fire in Larimer County, Colorado and the Mullen Fire in Albany County, Wyoming. To date, 78 disaster workers have deployed both on […]
By Aiden Greco, American Red Cross Public Affairs Volunteer At the American Red Cross, we believe that being informed is one of the best ways to keep you and your family safe from imminent disasters. The Red Cross offers a multitude of different apps for your mobile device to keep you informed and better prepared […]
By Pat Kondas, American Red Cross Public Affairs Volunteer When disaster strikes – anywhere – American Red Cross of Wyoming volunteers are ready to respond. And although responding to disasters during COVID-19 is particularly challenging, two Wyoming volunteers recently accepted the challenge: Monica Cook deployed to Lake Charles, LA as an Emergency Response Vehicle Coordinator; […]
The American Red Cross of Colorado opened an evacuation center to assist residents of red Feather and Crystal Lake who have been evacuated by the Cameron Peak fire, in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests. Evacuation Center is located at: La Porte-Cache Poudre Middle School Gymnasium, 3515 Co Road 54G, Laporte Red Cross volunteers are […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]