Colorado & Wyoming Red Cross Responded to 54 Calls for Help in November and Assisted 136 People The month of November 2019 brought 54 calls for Red Cross disaster assistance and we were able to help 136 people across the two-state region begin their recovery. Most of the assistance requests were for home fires totaling 50 responses. This is a decrease from November 2018 when we received 78 calls for help and supported 188 people. November 2019 was a busy month with respect to winter weather and road closures. We put volunteers […]
The American Red Cross recognizes those who have served our country – our veterans – and offers support to them at every step – from the time a service member takes the oath, through active duty, to their transition to becoming a veteran. “The Red Cross has supported those in uniform since the founding of […]
The month of October 2019 brought 85 calls for Red Cross disaster assistance and we were able to help 237 people begin their recovery across the two-state region. Most of the assistance requests were for home fires totaling 82 responses. This is an increase from September when we received 49 calls for help and supported […]
As people turn their clocks back this weekend for the end of daylight-saving time, the American Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming asks everyone to also test their smoke alarms. “Home fires are our community’s most frequent disaster, and we ask everyone to ‘turn and test’ this weekend to help protect your family,” said Gino […]
Denver, Thursday, October 31, 2019 – The American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming is sending disaster workers to help those affected by the wildfires in California. As of Thursday, October 31, 2019, The following disaster workers have been deployed to support the Red Cross response for the Kincade Fire in northern California. A typical […]
Story by Pat Kondas. Photos Credit: American Red Cross Hurricane Dorian One Month Update As of October 1, 2019, more than 3,100 Red Cross responders from all over the country had joined with our partners to support more than 38,300 overnight stays in Red Cross and community shelters and help serve over 189,700 meals and […]
American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming – The month of September 2019 brought 51 calls for Red Cross disaster assistance and we were able to help 119 people begin their recovery across the two-state region. Most of the assistance requests were for home fires totaling 47 responses. September also brought national disasters that prompted […]
Additional Disaster Workers Deploying to Texas Updated: September 27, 2018 Five more disaster workers from the Colorado & Wyoming Region of the Red Cross have been deployed to the Texas Gulf Coast to support the recovery phase of our disaster response. Darlene Moore – a volunteer with the Red Cross of Western Colorado chapter will […]
Colorado & Wyoming Red Cross responded to 57 calls for help in August and assisted 172 People American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming – The month of August 2019 brought 58 calls for Red Cross disaster assistance and we were able to help 152 people across the two-state region begin their recovery. Most of […]
UPDATE: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2019 More than 45 members of the American Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming have traveled east to support impacted and potentially impacted areas of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. The Colorado and Wyoming region has also deployed three of its five Emergency Response Vehicles to provide food, water […]