By Bill Fortune Hugo, CO, Friday, July 22, 2016, 8:00 a.m. – The Red Cross is rallying to help the people living in Hugo, Colorado, about 100 miles southeast of Denver. A water crisis developed Thursday with the discovery of contaminates in one water tower. Residents of Hugo have been advised not to drink […]
By Molly Cape Christine and Kevin Patterson When Kevin and Christine Patterson left New Zealand for a 6-month trip in the United States, they never imagined that they would have ended up in a Red Cross shelter. However, that is exactly what happened to them after the Cold Springs fire forced them to evacuate from […]
Latest Red Cross Colorado and Wyoming Wildfire Support Information: Wednesday, July 20, 2016 10:00 A.M. Update; Wildfire support continues across the two-state region as fires continue to ignite and threaten homes. Red Cross volunteers and staff have dispersed across affected areas to help coordinate response and recovery. Our volunteers are embedded with local, state […]
Latest Red Cross Information: Updated 5:45 p.m. Saturday, July 9, 2016 Evacuation Center open at Nederland High School, 597 Eldora Rd, Nederland, CO The Center is open to anyone needing a place to go. Red Cross volunteers are on scene and will provide water and snacks along with access to wildfire information. Nederland HS has […]
Latest Red Cross Colorado and Wyoming Wildfire Support Information: Tuesday, July 19, 2016 10:00 A.M. Update: Wildfires Rage in Colorado and Wyoming Red Cross teams have fanned out across the region to provide support for people and communities affected by wildfire. Our teams continued to be embedded with local, state and federal agencies including the […]
Boulder County Sheriff and Type3 Fire Team brief residents at Red Cross shelter. Photo by Chip Frye/Red Cross Latest Red Cross Information: Red Cross shelter remains open at Nederland HS Cold Springs Wildfire Prompts Mandatory Evacuation 11:45 Update – Over 200 people attended a status briefing at the Red Cross shelter in Nederland. […]
Scene from Quail Cove Apartment fire in Colorado Springs, CO. Photo courtesy CSFD PIO By Walter Palmer Relica discovered the Red Cross the way many people do; through a home fire. She was at work on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 when she got a call from a neighbor that there was a fire outside the […]
By Patricia Billinger In today’s information age, news travels fast about disasters happening all over the world. Less than 24 hours after a fire forced more than 130 seniors to evacuate from an apartment building in Littleton, family in Ireland had already heard the word and were worried for their relative, Pat O’Connor. Pat was […]
By Kelly Wheeler Kristen Elzey As a grad student at the University of Denver, Kristen Elzey is well-versed on the impact of disasters on victims — her master’s program is dedicated to trauma-focused clinical psychology. Yet when Kristen decided to become a Red Cross volunteer, she realized she was not prepared for a potential disaster […]
by Patricia Billinger Mrs. C is a gentle, quiet, positive woman who doesn’t like to draw attention to herself. That’s why she agreed to share her story, but asked not to share her name and photo. That’s also why she didn’t initially think to ask for help with a somewhat unusual need: help placing a […]