American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming – The month of March brought calls for help and an opportunity to help 234 people across the two-state region. As usual most of the assistance requests were for home fires totaling 76 responses. There were also 17 support requests due to the March blizzard. During the March […]
Updates will be posted here as information becomes available. UPDATE: 7:30 PM – April 10, 2019 All warming/evacuation centers are now closed in Colorado. UPDATE: 6:00 PM – April 10, 2019 The following warming/evacuation centers are closing down due to lack of severe weather activity: Douglas County New Hope Presbyterian Church 3737 New Hope Way […]
Denver, Wednesday, March 19, 2019 – American Red Cross staff and volunteers responded to 51 calls for help in February 2019. Forty-eight of those calls were for home fires. In 2018, during the same month, we responded to 55 calls and supported 161 people. During February our volunteers partnered with local fire departments and members […]
Story by Amy Blackford. Photos by Janet Koelling and Mary Urban – American Red Cross What makes a hero? Is it someone who wears brightly colored tights, has superpowers, and a signature takedown move? Or is it an ordinary person who performs an extraordinary act of servitude to their greater community? On March 8, heroes […]
By Andrea Carlson When reports started early in the week that Colorado and Wyoming were in the direct path of what meteorologists were calling a bomb cyclone; emergency managers, city emergency operation centers and community partners all started pulling together to prepare for the devastation that lay ahead. Fast-forward to Wednesday night. More than 350 […]
Final Shelter Closure Update – 6:30Pm, March 14, 2019 As of now, all shelters in Southeastern Colorado are closed and residents have returned safely home. Thank you to all that sacrificed to provide comfort to those in need! Shelter Update – 3:40 PM Shelter Closures: The shelter in Monument at St. Peters Catholic Church has […]
A major winter storm will bring blizzard conditions to Wyoming and Colorado tonight through much of Thursday. According to the National Weather Service we can expect extremely strong winds over much of the two-state region that will create wind driven snow and dangerously low visibility. Here are some safety tips that might help you survive. […]
Updated: Monday, March 11, 2019 – Two Additional Disaster Workers Deploying to Alabama The American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming is sending two more disaster volunteers to help the people of Alabama that were devastated by tornadoes in early March. Kathryn Addrisi, a volunteer with the American Red Cross of Western Colorado will deploy […]
Helping People Recover from Floods Denver, Monday, March 4, 2019 – The American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming is sending disaster volunteers to help the people of Mississippi and surrounding areas that were devastated by severe flooding. Tina Harrison, a volunteer with the American Red Cross of Southeastern Colorado will remain in Colorado but […]
Thursday night, February 21, 2019 was a great night to recognize some wonderful local heroes. The 2019 Pueblo Hometown Heroes Dinner was a great success with over 350 people attending the dinner held at the Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center in Pueblo. ENT Credit Union was the Title Sponsor for this event with […]