By Pat Kondas Hunter Peak Fire. Photo courtesy InciWeb Red Cross of Wyoming is assisting a family evacuated from their home due to the Hunter Peak fire northwest of Cody, WY. The people received assistance for immediate needs and lodging. Further assistance will be provided as needed. Approximately 15 homes were evacuated. Red Cross […]
By Leila Roche with Photos by Joe Coleman/American Red Cross On the evening of July 28, the hail storm that impacted much of eastern El Paso County significantly damaged the Value Place Extended Stay where the David and Shelly Tighe and their family of seven were living. What was a disaster of broken windows and […]
By Bill Fortune Hugo, CO, Friday, July 22, 2016, 8:00 a.m. – The Red Cross is rallying to help the people living in Hugo, Colorado, about 100 miles southeast of Denver. A water crisis developed Thursday with the discovery of contaminates in one water tower. Residents of Hugo have been advised not to drink […]
By: Cristina Dal Lago Dentists often rely on assistants to help them with a variety of procedures. Dental assistants perform many tasks, ranging from patient care to maintaining dental records. Dental assistant training program is available from many sources including the American Red Cross. To fill a growing need for dental assistants, a few […]
Latest Red Cross Colorado and Wyoming Wildfire Support Information: Wednesday, July 20, 2016 10:00 A.M. Update; Wildfire support continues across the two-state region as fires continue to ignite and threaten homes. Red Cross volunteers and staff have dispersed across affected areas to help coordinate response and recovery. Our volunteers are embedded with local, state […]
Story by Lindsay Hale Murdock Participants register for the 2nd Annual Sporting Clays Invitational. Photo by R.W. Firth/American Red Cross Participants of the Second Annual Sporting Clay Invitational on June 4 were greeted with a shot of warm Colorado sunshine to begin a day of clay shooting and fundraising for a great cause. The American […]
Cadet Drew Phillips holds a photo showing his grandfather (center) as a Red Cross volunteer. Photo by Arnett Luce Drew Phillips is a Red Cross volunteer and has been since high school. He is also a 2016 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy. He has a strong sense of community and is driven […]
by Kyle Fiehler Matthew Schramm, 17, is into saving people. On top of being a three-summer veteran of Fort Carson’s Evans Army Community Hospital volunteer program, he works as a lifeguard and ultimately thinks he would like to pursue a career in medicine. He may even become a pharmacist, though he wasn’t considering that exact […]
The American Red Cross recognizes that heroes come in all shapes and sizes and that ordinary people can do extraordinary things. At the annual Celebrating Community Heroes Dinner that was held at the Colorado State University in Fort Collins, June 1, 2016, those heroes were recognized for their significant contribution to the community or to […]
Scene from Quail Cove Apartment fire in Colorado Springs, CO. Photo courtesy CSFD PIO By Walter Palmer Relica discovered the Red Cross the way many people do; through a home fire. She was at work on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 when she got a call from a neighbor that there was a fire outside the […]