Red Cross provided aid to 134 people in February

American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming, March 8, 2018 – Daylight Saving Time is this weekend and the American Red Cross reminds everyone to TEST the batteries in their smoke alarms as they TURN their clocks ahead an hour. “It’s important for everyone to make sure their household is ready,” said Mike Masto, Regional Disaster Officer in Colorado and Wyoming. “A disaster like […]

Disaster Relief for 108 people in December and Simple Steps to Save Lives

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 […]

Disaster Workers Deploying to Support California Fires

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 […]

Red Cross responds to help 181 people in November; a 4-week period ending December 3, 2017

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 […]

October Disaster Response Helps 166 People; Thank You to Partners

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 Big Picture; An overview of the last eight weeks

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 […]