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 Disaster Can Bring Out the Best of a Community

Jul 1, 2024

Written by Isabel Anderson – Red Cross Communications Manager Cascades Region The Darlene 3 Fire in Deschutes County forced families to evacuate their homes and in response the Red Cross […]

Meet our new Regional Volunteer Services Officer and see why joining the Red Cross is personal for him.

Jun 17, 2024

By Patrick Mcgee-Regional Volunteer Services Officer Cascades Region My journey to the American Red Cross begins in 1972, when I was only 2 years old. I had an uncle who […]

This PACU Nurse Has What Hospitals Need Most…Type O Blood.

Jun 10, 2024

Colleen Hathaway/Cascades Region When Molly Lindsey was a student in nursing school, her friend talked her into donating blood one day at a drive held at the PCC Rock Creek […]

New Community Adaptation Program Builds Resiliency in Communities

May 29, 2024

For a Deeper Level Disaster Preparation and Recovery By Red Cross Volunteer Patricia Griffiths Wildfires lashed towns throughout Jackson County, Oregon during the summer of 2020. Hundreds of thousands of […]

American Red Cross Ramps Up Wildfire Training Ahead of Busy Season

May 6, 2024

We’ve seen the headlines, and the forecasts, and it looks like we could be in for another busy summer of disasters.  The climate crisis has resulted in more extreme weather […]

Climate Crisis Leads to More Intense Wildfire Seasons. How you can Prepare.

May 3, 2024

By Harriet Vanderbilt/Rebecca Marshall May is National Wildfire Awareness Month. The entire month is dedicated to the prevention and preparedness of a natural disaster that has become more intense and […]

Cascade Region’s Youth Volunteers Exemplify Excellence.

Apr 12, 2024

By Cascades Volunteer Harriet Vanderbilt On May 21, 1881, Clara Barton and a group of friends in Washington, D.C founded the American Red Cross. She led the charitable organization for […]

Smoke Alarms and Partnerships Help Save Lives

Apr 8, 2024

By Dyana Mason, Red Cross Volunteer/Board Member “We deal with people on the worst days of their lives, and so do you,” White City, Oregon Fire Marshal Speaks About Close […]

Deadly Alameda Fire Still Inspires Smoke Alarm Installations in Jackson County.

Mar 15, 2024

Colleen Hathaway/Red Cross Cascades Region On the morning of September 8, 2020, Steve Ward got up as usual and drove his truck to work at the local Micro-Trains factory in […]

Quick thinking, heroic action, and lifesaving CPR help teenager save grandmother.

Feb 27, 2024

Story by Chelsea White / Red Cross Cascades Region Sixteen year-old Tayen Landers receives the Red Cross Certificate of Extraordinary Personal Action for his heroic acts on November 15, 2023. […]