American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming, January 8, 2018 – On Average, Red Cross volunteers are responding to home fires two to three time each day in the two-state region. Nearly all of those calls for help come after a home fire. “We’re deeply saddened for those who have been impacted by disaster, such […]
Denver, Thursday, December 7, 2017 – The American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming is sending disaster workers to help with the wildfires currently in California. View from Space. Courtesy USFS Suzanne Isenhower, deploying to support logistics. Isenhower is currently a volunteer with the Red Cross of Southeastern Colorado and lives in Buena Vista, CO. This will […]
American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming, December 5, 2017 – Disaster knows no holiday. In fact, we find around the holidays to be one of the more common times for disaster to strike. In the month of November our volunteers responded to multiple calls for assistance from disasters such as floods, fires and collapsed […]
The mission of the American Red Cross is powered by volunteers and the generosity of donors. The oil and gas industry in Colorado and across the country has committed millions of dollars to the American Red Cross to help those affected by Hurricane Harvey, one of the worst flooding disaster in U.S. history. “Houston, in […]
American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming, November 6, 2017 — Every day, volunteers continue to meet the needs of individuals and families who have suffered from disaster. In the past 5 weeks, 166 people needed our assistance. In addition to the response, we are also helping people prepare. Did you know that if […]
The Red Cross is on the ground, part of a large team of agencies and organizations responding to provide help to communities turned upside-down. In the last eight weeks, the American Red Cross has launched wide-ranging relief efforts to help people devastated by three historic, back-to-back hurricanes—Harvey, Irma, and Maria. We have supported the community […]
Hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as Puerto Rico. The Red Cross has been on the ground since the very beginning providing food, water, medical and other immediate needs. Nearly 720 Red Cross disaster workers have supported the relief efforts and it is expected to be a long recovery for […]
Update as of Monday, October 30, 2017: An additional Red Cross disaster responder is on his way to the USVI. Les Orser volunteers with the Red Cross of Western Colorado. Les has been a long-time volunteer and has deployed to large scale disasters across the country on many occasions. He is a licensed mental health […]
It has been a week since the Las Vegas music festival shooting on October 1, 2017. Las Vegas, a city known for glitter and glamour was hit hard with 59 fatalities and 500 injured. Within the first 24 hours, Red Cross responders from Colorado were on the way to help. Mass casualty events are difficult […]
In the last six weeks, the American Red Cross has launched a wide-ranging relief effort to help people devastated by three historic, back-to-back hurricanes—Harvey, Irma, and Maria. The Red Cross is on the ground, part of a large team of agencies and organizations responding to provide help to communities turned upside down by these […]