Darlene Moore is no stranger to helping others. She recently returned home from an American Red Cross disaster deployment to Texas, where she helped provide shelter to those displaced by Hurricane Beryl. Now, she finds herself on the other side. Darlene was forced to evacuate her home because of the Alexander Mountain Fire. Despite
being displaced herself, she’s still helping to provide comfort and care to her fellow neighbors.
“It’s just in my nature to help others,” said Darlene. “As soon as I heard about the fire, I offered to help, and a few hours later, I got the call to “evacuate myself.”
Once she arrived at the evacuation shelter, she rolled up her sleeves and got to work. As a Red Cross volunteer, Darlene has deployed over 60 times across the country during disasters.
“You don’t know what’s going to happen with the fire,” said Darlene. “But we have cameras around the house, and as long as there’s electricity, we can see what’s going on.”
This is the second time Darlene and her husband have had to evacuate their Pinewood Reservoir home. The first time was in 2020 during the Cameron Peak Fire. She planned on doing chores around the house this week, but now she’s in Red Cross mode.
“Everyone in the shelter is wondering what’s going to happen,” said Darlene. “It’s been so cool seeing the community offer support. From doing laundry to putting evacuees in their own homes. It’s just been amazing.”
Darlene said that despite being exhausted, she was glad to be there for her community.
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