In partnership with Aurora Fire Department and Xcel Energy, the Red Cross of the Mile High Area will be hosting a Home Fire Campaign in Aurora. This event is open to anyone that would like to help save lives by installing free smoke alarms. The Red Cross welcomes anyone willing to help, including young adults […]
July 6th, 2018, 4 PM Story by Beth Bernhardt According to the Teller County Public Health Department, not everyone who is exposed to wildfire smoke will experience health problems. Factors that increase the likelihood are level and duration of exposure, children, elderly, and pregnant women, and pre-existing asthma, COPD, and other chronic lung and heart […]
Story and photos by Bill Fortune/American Red Cross At one point or another we all become our “parent’s parents”. Repaying our moms and dads for all of the help they have given us over the years. So it seemed appropriate that you would find a daughter from Tennessee concerned for her 91-year-old dad in Pueblo, […]
Story by Dave Duran Walsh Colorado is a town of approximately 500 people located in Southeastern Colorado only a few miles from the Kansas boarder. They are regularly impacted by drought, wildfires and severe thunderstorms in the summer months as well as blizzards in the Winter. There is a powerful sense of community in Walsh […]
Wednesday, May 23 – The American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming is highlighting May as National Water Safety Month. The upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend is the unofficial start of summer when all of us will begin enjoying the outdoors and sunshine. This is the perfect time to ensure that you and your family […]
American Red Cross Offering Active Threat Training in Denver Space Available for Class on Saturday, May 12,2018 Denver, Friday, May 11, 2018 – The American Red Cross as part of the Save a Life Denver Coalition will be offering Active Threat Training in Denver Saturday, May 12, 2018. The training will be held at the […]
Red Cross volunteers, along with several local, state and federal agencies, participated in the annual exercise for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program in Pueblo. The exercise is mandated by FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to make sure that the people of Pueblo County are properly protected should there be a chemical […]
Saving lives one smoke alarm at a time! By Kate Walters, Volunteer/Public Affairs Every day, seven people die in home fires, most in homes that lack working smoke alarms. Sadly, children and the elderly disproportionately lose their lives. The American Red Cross wants to improve the odds and save lives. From April 28 through May 13 teams […]
Story by John Nolte, Volunteer/Public Affairs Storytelling, Mile High Chapter, CO – Monday, April 16, 2018, 4 P.M. Springtime brings warmer temperatures, green foliage, beautiful flowers and the threat of severe weather to Colorado and Wyoming. Last year’s hailstorm in the Denver Metro area on May 8th 2017 was the most expensive hailstorm in Colorado’s history according to the […]
Tips to help you avoid the flu during your Super Bowl party. By Kate Walters, American Red Cross February 4, people across America will be gathering at Super Bowl parties to watch the big game between the Patriots and the Eagles. If you’re going to a party or hosting one at your house, we want […]