Updated February 15, 2017. Power has been returned to the Teton Village area and roads are open. The Red Cross closed the warming center on Tuesday, February 14, 2017. __________________________________ Updated February 10, 2017, 10:00 a.m. The American Red Cross has opened a warming center at Jackson Fairgrounds, 305 W Snow King Ave, Jackson, WY […]
Boulder County Wildfires – Friday, February 10, 2017, 1:30 p.m. Update Boulder County OEM sent a tweet out to clarify fire status. The #RogersFire is 100 percent contained and evacuations are lifted, The #WagonWheelGapFire is NOT fully contained and evacuations remain in effect.. Red Cross remains on standby. ———————————————————————————————————— Boulder County Wildfires – Friday, February […]
The American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming responds to calls for assistance, on average, twice a day across the region. Of the 147 people helped, at least 46 were children under the age of 18 including several infants. 20 of those assisted were age 60 or older. February is already off to a busy […]
The American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming is sending a disaster volunteer to support the response to the devastating tornado damage in the southeast U.S. Typical deployments are 14 to 21 days depending on the needs of those affected by the disaster. Hannah Price will depart today from Denver and travel to Hattiesburg, Mississippi […]
Homeowners across Colorado Springs assesses the damage as winds toppled trees over during the wind storm that passed through on Jan 9, 2017. Photo by Arnett Luce/American Red Cross By Bill Fortune Strong winds pummeled the southern I-25 corridor on Monday taking down trees, ripping roofs and causing power outages. El Paso county was particularly hard […]
UPDATE: 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, Dec 28, 2016 The warming center was closed at 8:00 A.M. today. A total of 25 people came to the center for coffee and snacks in an effort to wait out the storm. One person stayed at the shelter overnight but left at 5:30 A.M. Harsh winter conditions are possible through […]
American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming, December 26, 2016 — The American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming responds to calls for assistance, on average, twice a day. Just last week, there were 14 calls for emergency assistance to help with multiple types of disasters, including fires and floods. * Of the 39 people helped, […]
The American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming responds to calls for assistance, on average, twice a day. Just last week, December 12-18, there were just over 20 calls for emergency assistance to help with multiple types of disasters; including fires, floods and building collapses. Of the 64 people helped, at least 21 were […]
Each week we will highlight some important updates and information you might be interested in knowing! For instance, did you know, between November 28 and December 11, YOU helped 52 people including 15 children? It’s true. We had requests for emergency relief due to flooding, fire, and a building collapse in the past two weeks […]
The Pandora home after the fire. Photo courtesy Peter Pandora By Lindsay Hale Murdock Lists, numerous options, too many choices… Peter and Melissa Pandora wandered through the aisles putting their baby registry together for their first child. Melissa is 3 months pregnant and they both were having all of the new parent thoughts that can […]