Welcome to the Colorado Wildfire Resources for Recovery site. You will find American Red Cross information as well as community partners information. Red Cross Resources Health and Mental Health Reconnection Safety Health and Mental Health Emotional Recovery Taking Care of Your Mental Health After a Disaster Cuidado de la salud emocional tras una catástrofe Reconnection […]
The American Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming continues to provide services for those who have been affected by the devastating wildfires in Colorado and Wyoming. To date, 231 disaster workers have deployed both on the ground and virtually to provide support for those impacted by the fires. Over the weekend, cold and snowy conditions […]
Written by Roger Enix – Red Cross Public Affairs The Cameron Peak Fire has burned over 131,231 acres near the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado. The fire has impacted many lives, but one family, in particular, had an incredibly difficult time. Displaced by the fire, Becky Shives, a resident of York, Pennsylvania and […]
By Catie Ballenger, American Red Cross Public Affairs For more than a month, wildfires have scorched large areas in Colorado and Wyoming. The Cameron Peak fire in northern Colorado and the Mullen Fire in southwest Wyoming have prompted numerous road and national forest closures and evacuations. In response to an overwhelming need, more than 115 […]
78 Colorado and Wyoming Volunteers Deployed on the Ground and Virtually The American Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming continue to provide services for those who have been affected by the Cameron Peak Fire in Larimer County, Colorado and the Mullen Fire in Albany County, Wyoming. To date, 78 disaster workers have deployed both on […]
The Red Cross of Colorado Opens Evacuation Center due the Lewstone Fire 6:30 PM August 22, 2020 The American Red Cross of Colorado has opened an evacuation center in La Porte, Colorado to assist residents who have been evacuated because of the Lewstone Fire, in Larimer County. This estimated 30 acre fire is burning northwest […]
By Rick Padden, American Red Cross Public Affairs Name: Fran Culler Location: Loveland GAP: DHS/Disaster Health Services Length of service: 3 years Deployments: 1 One of Fran Culler’s goals when she retired was to become a volunteer, but she’s had this little problem of “un-retiring,” over and over. A registered nurse with a half-century of […]
Congratulations! Red Cross of Northern Colorado volunteer, Jessica Schwindt, for her recent graduation from Colorado State University. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jessica missed out on a graduation ceremony. Members of her NOCO Red Cross family did a noisy drive-by congratulatory event at her home in Evans, Colorado, along with two fire trucks from the […]