Lucky to Be Alive after Home Fire Explosion

Liz Coulombe was 15 years old the night her family’s home, a one-hundred-year-old farmhouse in Mosier, Oregon, caught on fire. She remembers “just like it was yesterday.” Decades later, Coulombe, […]

Meeting Emotional and Spiritual Needs

“Most disaster victims need more than just a meal and a safe place to sleep,” says Portland, Oregon-based Red Cross service area leader Tim Serban. “They also need emotional and […]

Sounding the Alarm in Portland

Jimi Hardin was exhausted after a long day of fishing on the Washington coast. He caught several salmon and had started to smoke them on the evening of June 20, […]

A Recipe for Disaster

Jessica and her family experienced unintended consequences while trying out a new recipe. “It was Father’s Day, June 18, 4:11 pm when the fire occurred,” remembers Jessica Gentile of SE […]

Giving Back after Shock and Heartbreak

When he was just a sophomore in high school, Eugene, Oregon, resident Roy Fluette experienced a home fire that changed his life forever. After coming home from a football game […]