By Patricia Billinger What is the Red Cross up to when we’re not responding to massive disasters? Let’s take a peek behind the curtain at what the Red Cross does #Allin1Day. Here’s a snapshot of what really happened on a single day last week in the Colorado & Wyoming Region: Wednesday, May 20 6:50 a.m. […]
By Bill Fortune/American Red Cross Photos by Mitch Lavelett/American Red Cross Red Cross volunteer Loyce Jones stocks the pantry as a rescuer grabs a quick bite at the scene of search and rescue effort in Boulder, CO Photo by Mitch Lavalett/American Red Cross The Red Cross of Colorado brought food and beverages to support […]
by Patricia Billinger Much has been written about today’s “culture of being busy.” With tight work schedules, kids’ activities, social engagements and, of course, the lure of Colorado’s outdoors, people have a lot of priorities battling for their time. That’s why it’s especially meaningful for us at the American Red Cross to honor and thank […]
By Bill Fortune It was a cold February morning when Shantal Baker was awakened by a loud beeping noise. At first she didn’t recognize the noise but then the audible smoke alarm started chanting “Fire…Fire…Fire.” Moving quickly she began waking up the rest of the family, her husband Michael Smith, daughter Rebecca and 3-week old […]
DAT Captain John Goorley coordinates with ACOVA and Pueblo FD to help affected residents of Bramble Tree Hotel in Pueblo By Bill Fortune/American Red Cross Freezing drizzle, light snow and falling temperatures greeted Dan Chavez as he arrived at the Bramble Tree Hotel in Pueblo. The acrid smell of smoke was everywhere. Lights from fire […]
As 2014 comes to an end, we took a moment to read back through the year and select our top 14 stories. Here they are, grouped by topic rather than in order of importance: 2013 Colorado Flood Recovery Effort Flood Survivors: ‘It’s Like Beginning Again.Alma and her family were awoken at 3 a.m. by a […]
By Elisa DiTrolio and Patricia Billinger In the world of the Red Cross, “quiet” is a relative term. As we reach the end of 2014, we’re thankful that no large-scale disasters occurred in our region this year. Although we experienced a little relief this year, the Red Cross stayed busy, responding to everyday disasters, assisting […]
“Just Routine, Really.” On Duty and Response with Red Cross Volunteers Story and Pictures: Ed O’Brien – Red Cross Public Affairs Volunteer On a cold mid-November afternoon, in a tightly packed mobile home park in Brighton, a small fire in a garden shed spread to two adjacent structures, rendering each trailer uninhabitable. This fire displaced […]
by Patricia Billinger Drive into the mountains west of Boulder, and you feel transported back in time: rustic wooden mining buildings from the Victorian era hug the hillsides, many roads remain unpaved, and cell phone service is rare. Residents have continued a long-standing tradition of rugged self-reliance because they know that when bad weather or […]
By Patricia Billinger Let’s play a game I’ll call “Name that tool.” Take a look at this picture: Now, I’ll give you three guesses what the wood thing in the trailer is used for. …Nope, it’s not part of a house or for constructing a house. …No, it’s not a fence of some sort. ….Not […]