FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2022 9 a.m.
Red Cross shelter at 7815 W. 16tg Ave. Lakewood, CO 80214 has closed.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 31
The American Red Cross of the Mile High is responding to a Multi-Family Fire at the Tiffany Square Apartments in Lakewood, Colorado. Red Cross volunteers responded alongside West Metro Fire Rescue in the early hours of the morning. We have opened an evacuation center 7815 W. 16th Ave. Lakewood, CO 80214. Anyone impacted can visit the evacuation center, our volunteers are standing by to provide comfort and care to all those impacted. We’re providing warm meals and a safe place to stay as we begin the process of recovering from this disaster.
We are supporting approximately 96 people from all 32 units. The Red Cross disaster assistance team has been activated. Disaster health and mental health volunteers are on the scene providing assistance to those impacted. Red Cross will support our government partners in conducting a damage assessment and assessing the need to provide individual disaster assistance and feeding services. Our caseworkers are getting to work assessing the needs of all those impacted.
The American Red Cross responds to disasters big and small every day. Across the nation home fires, like this, are the most common disaster we respond to. On average seven people die every day from a home fire. In a home fire, seconds matter, and often you have only two minutes to escape the burning building. Are you prepared for a home fire? Make a plan and be prepared. Learn how to prevent, prepare for and recover from a home fire by visiting redross.org.