One evening, I started to smell smoke. It was a dreadful house-on-fire smoke smell. I didn’t hear any sirens, but it was obvious that somewhere nearby a house was burning. […]

Join us to celebrate first responders, learn about disaster preparedness and support the local American Red Cross Cascades Region at the third annual First Responder 5K Fun Run/Walk and Preparedness […]

Update: 6/5/16 – Red Cross Shelter Services No Longer Needed in Mosier; Shelter Closes Shelter services are no longer needed at Dry Hallow Elementary School in The Dalles and the […]

Julie Burger was recognized in March for 50 years of volunteering with the Red Cross.  In her 50 years of volunteering for the Service to Armed Forces division of the […]

You now have permission to talk about “it.” You can talk about it while you are out jogging with a friend, across the table at the corner coffee shop, and […]

Smoke alarms save lives!  That’s the theme of the American Red Cross Cascades Region Home Fire Campaign. Nearly 20 Red Cross volunteers, including members of Bend Fire and Rescue, canvassed […]

On Saturday, April 16, the American Red Cross reached a lifesaving milestone in the Home Fire Campaign when volunteers installed the 5,000th free smoke alarm in our region. Numerous families […]

This week, the American Red Cross Cascades Region celebrates our 4,000 volunteers who provide help and hope throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington. Across our five lines of service—Disaster Cycle Services, […]

Red Cross volunteers John Vinje (L) and Gordon Howard provide lifesaving first aid after witnessing a car accident upon return from a disaster assessment assignment for the Texas floods.  John Vinje […]

The Silver Sparky! Once a year, the Oregon State Fire Marshal awards its highest civilian honor—the “Silver Sparky”—to an individual, non-profit organization or company for outstanding achievement in fire prevention […]