The American Red Cross will be hosting several smoke alarm installation events on Saturday, April 27, 2019. Working smoke alarms can cut the risk of dying in a home fire by half, yet one in 10 adults reported not purchasing an alarm because of the expense. In addition, nearly half of those surveyed said they’ve […]
American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming – The month of March brought calls for help and an opportunity to help 234 people across the two-state region. As usual most of the assistance requests were for home fires totaling 76 responses. There were also 17 support requests due to the March blizzard. During the March […]
Denver, Wednesday, March 19, 2019 – American Red Cross staff and volunteers responded to 51 calls for help in February 2019. Forty-eight of those calls were for home fires. In 2018, during the same month, we responded to 55 calls and supported 161 people. During February our volunteers partnered with local fire departments and members […]
Disaster Workers Deploying to Nebraska, Kansas and Iowa Helping the Communities Recover from Flooding Denver, Monday, March 18, 2019 – The American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming is sending disaster relief volunteers to help the people of Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa that have been devastated by floods. Sylvia Raumaker, a volunteer with the American […]
A major winter storm will bring blizzard conditions to Wyoming and Colorado tonight through much of Thursday. According to the National Weather Service we can expect extremely strong winds over much of the two-state region that will create wind driven snow and dangerously low visibility. Here are some safety tips that might help you survive. […]
Some days it may not feel much like winter but the threat of hazardous winter weather will remain in Colorado and Wyoming well into the spring. The next couple of days will be a good example of that as another storm moves through the Region bring a sharp drop in temperatures and gusty winds. According […]
Denver, Wednesday, February 6, 2019 – American Red Cross staff and volunteers responded to 65 disaster events in January 2019 down from 88 in January of 2018. We provided help and hope to 173 people during the month. Our disaster workers also played a significant role in the recovery effort for the Camp Fire in […]
American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming, January 7, 2019 – The end of 2018 was indicative of the entire year with multiple opportunities to help families recover from disasters. Our amazing disaster volunteers provided direct support to 222 people during December. In addition, many of our volunteers spent their holidays away from home helping […]
Wednesday, December 12, 2018 – The month of November continued to see our disaster responders deployed across an 8,000-mile disaster area. From the east coast hurricane relief, across the country to the California wildfires and then across the ocean to Saipan in the Northern Marinas Islands. We deployed 30 responders to the California Wildfires, 6 to […]
UPDATE- Monday, November 26, 2018 – Support continues for the wildfires in California. Some of the volunteers that deployed early in the disaster are returning home while others are beginning to deploy. Nearly 30 Colorado and Wyoming Region disaster responders have been deployed to the California wildfires. Thirteen people from our region remain deployed. Thankfully, […]