Coloradoans Trained in CPR Received the American Red Cross Youth Hero of the Year Award. Terran Guccini and Lewis Baker used their CPR training to save the life of a man who collapsed suddenly and went into cardiac arrest. For their heroic and lifesaving actions, Terran Guccini and Lewis Baker will receive the 2022 Life […]
Large-scale disasters make up only part of the American Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming’s disaster responses. Along with major crises in our backyard and coast to coast, we continue to address the nation’s most prevalent disaster, home fires. Often among the first on the scene, our trained disaster response volunteers meet with affected families—providing […]
Bonnie Daniels has been a volunteer for the American Red Cross of Western Colorado since the summer of 2019. She is a diversified volunteer, holding positions as a Disaster Action Team (DAT) member, a Mass Care Sheltering service associate and a Volunteer Service Recruitment member. In August of 2020, when the Grizzly Creek fire erupted […]
The American Red Cross of Colorado is providing shelter due to mudslide in Glenwood Canyon July 30, 2021; 3:00 pm – The evacuation center is now closed July 30, 2021; 12:00 pm –The American Red Cross of Western Colorado has opened a shelter to provide support and relief for individuals impacted by a mudslide that […]
Written by, Sarah Phelps, American Red Cross Public Affairs Volunteer Egon Gerson poured so much into his 100 years that writing a short memorial seems a disservice. The summation of a life spent in selfless compassion and extraordinary helpfulness is a mere glimpse into a profoundly rich experience. Egon emigrated to the United States from […]
By Roger Enix, American Red Cross Public Affairs Volunteer When a fire suddenly displaced Warren and his nine-year-old son in their Cortez home in March 2021, the American Red Cross of Western Colorado Disaster Action Team sprang into quick action to provide comfort and help meet the family’s immediate disaster-caused needs. Recovery began for the […]
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 […]
Amy K. Mueller, a dedicated volunteer of the American Red Cross of Colorado, began her volunteer journey in 2014 as a Western Colorado DAT member, the local disaster response unit of the Red Cross, which provides disaster relief services on an on-call basis to events like house fires. In the fall of 2016, Amy deployed […]
