Denver, Thursday, October 17, 2019, 9 a.m. – The American Red Cross has opened a shelter at the Livermore Community Church, 284 West County Rd 74E, Livermore, CO 80536. Three people stayed at the shelter overnight and at 8 a.m. there were three families having breakfast and waiting for additional evacuation information. The shelter will […]
Evacuation Center Put in Standby Status Denver, Tuesday, October 13, 2019 – The American Red Cross will place the two evacuation centers for the Decker Fire on standby status beginning at noon today. If you have been affected by the Decker Fire and are in need of Red Cross support you can call our 24-hour […]
Updated Wednesday, October 9, 2019, 12:30 p.m. Decker Fire Evacuation Center Closed at 12:30…Red Cross Urges Caution During Reentry Denver, Wednesday, October 9, 2019, 12:30 p.m. – The American Red Cross evacuation center located at the Scout Hut, 210 E. Sacket Ave, Salida closed at 12:30 p.m. The Red Cross wants to express thanks to […]
In the midst of their uncertainty, we see true dedication to the Red Cross mission to help prevent and alleviate human suffering as these true humanitarians give back by volunteering and bringing comfort to their fellow neighbors in their time of need.
American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming – The month of September 2019 brought 51 calls for Red Cross disaster assistance and we were able to help 119 people begin their recovery across the two-state region. Most of the assistance requests were for home fires totaling 47 responses. September also brought national disasters that prompted […]
Additional Disaster Workers Deploying to Texas Updated: September 27, 2018 Five more disaster workers from the Colorado & Wyoming Region of the Red Cross have been deployed to the Texas Gulf Coast to support the recovery phase of our disaster response. Darlene Moore – a volunteer with the Red Cross of Western Colorado chapter will […]
Colorado & Wyoming Red Cross responded to 57 calls for help in August and assisted 172 People American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming – The month of August 2019 brought 58 calls for Red Cross disaster assistance and we were able to help 152 people across the two-state region begin their recovery. Most of […]
By Andrea Carlson 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 day 18 years ago, September 11, 2001. “When we got down there, we had all sorts of patients that we were helping; […]
UPDATE: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2019 More than 45 members of the American Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming have traveled east to support impacted and potentially impacted areas of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. The Colorado and Wyoming region has also deployed three of its five Emergency Response Vehicles to provide food, water […]
Thursday evening a wildfire was discovered near Deer Creek Canyon Park in Jefferson County that has caused evacuation for more than 130 homes. Jefferson County Emergency Management opened an evacuation center at Chatfield High School and the Red Cross was called to provide food for people affected by the fire. In a briefing at 1:00 […]