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 […]
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 […]