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 […]
by Catie Ballenger The American Red Cross is known, worldwide, for helping during people’s darkest hours. Whether we’re assisting disaster survivors or military families, we are often the only safety net for many people who face crises. This critical work is fortified by key systems that allow us to meet their needs. Among them is […]
This past month, when communities across our nation faced disasters such as floods, tropical storms 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 July, 28 Colorado and Wyoming disaster responders deployed both virtually […]
Volunteers work to provide recovery assistance after Hurricane Hanna The American Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming is sending disaster responders to provide support and recovery assistance to people who have been affected by Hurricane Hanna. The storm hit south Texas on Saturday, making landfall twice as a Category 1 storm. While it was downgraded […]
Most of the 60,000 national emergencies that the American Red Cross responds to each year are local, personal disasters like home fires. The Red Cross knows these local disasters are just as devastating as large scale disasters. Volunteers from the American Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming’s Disaster Action Team are ready to respond to […]