Volunteer Profile: Gale Coddington American Red Cross of Northern Colorado Disaster Mental Health Volunteer By Rick Padden, Red Cross Public Affairs Volunteer Name: Gale Coddington Location: Johnstown Volunteer Position: CPEP (Community Preparedness & Education Program); Preparedness DCS (Disaster Cycle Services) Trainee – NOCO, Disaster Mental Health DCS Member – NOCO, Disaster Mental Health DCS Service […]
Volunteers from the American Red Cross of Northern Colorado are providing support for those evacuated due to the flooding in Cameron Peak fire burn scar areas 6:30 PM July 23, 2021 – The Red Cross has opened an evacuation center to provide support for the individuals who are affected by severe flooding in the Cameron […]
By Rick Padden, American Red Cross Public Affairs Name: Karine Zubialde Location: Wiggins GAP: NOCO community chapter board member, community volunteer leader- ambassador, DAT service associate, DAT supervisor, logistics DCS member, shelter DCS member and a shelter DCS supervisor trainee Length of service: 1 year Karine Zubialde was 27 when she left her birthplace of […]
Protect your loved ones. Install smoke alarms. Make a fire escape plan. To help reduce the number of home fire-related injuries and fatalities, the Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming, in partnership with your local fire department, is providing FREE fire escape planning. We are also installing free smoke alarms to those who register. To […]
The American Red Cross responds to an emergency every eight minutes and 90% of them are local, personal disasters like home fires. Volunteers from our Disaster Action Teams are ready to respond to these local emergencies, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. In December, the Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming provided support […]
Tuesday, after 80 days of providing safe shelter for the Colorado and Wyoming wildfire evacuees, the last American Red Cross shelter was closed. Since October, the Red Cross has provided services for those who were affected by the Cameron Peak fire in Larimer County, Colorado, the East Troublesome fire in Grand County, Colorado, the Calwood […]
By Mary Jo Blackwood, American Red Cross Public Affairs Volunteer When disaster threatens and you are evacuated from your home, your neighborhood and everything that makes you feel safe, it can be frightening. It’s even harder when you have disabilities that are compensated for in your home but not in a strange setting like a […]
By Sarah Phelps, American Red Cross Public Affairs Volunteer Sept. 16, 2010 Red Cross Disaster Assessment team member, John Miller talks to Sunshine Canyon residents. When you ask John Miller to state the number of times he has been deployed, his broad face breaks into a grin. He knows he has been deployed more than […]