Author: Red Cross Cascades Region
Cascades Region Phlebotomist to Retire after 25 Years of Collecting Blood in Central Oregon
Story by Julie E. Furnas/Red Cross Cascades Region Mark Vieu started his career as a whole blood Phlebotomist with the Red Cross in Bend, in 1996. Mark plans to retire […]
Red Cross Experience Provides Inspiration for Volunteer to Become Frontline Wildfire Firefighter
Story by Patricia Griffiths/Red Cross Cascades Region Soot grinds into eyes. Heat sears through three layers of clothing. The raging fire roars into ears. Fighting the 220,000-acre Caldor fire in […]
Red Cross Helps Connect Mom with her Deployed Marine Husband After Son’s Injury
Story by Denise Holley and Judi Mahoney / Red Cross Cascades Region When her 11-year-old son fell at school and nearly fractured his cranium in 2012, Tania Vera was desperate to […]
A Year Later, Historic 2020 Fires Recall Memories of Love and Loss
Story by Harriet Vanderbilt / Red Cross Cascades Region One year ago, on Sept. 7, 2020, Mother Nature unleashed a catastrophic series of events upon thousands of Oregonians. First, there […]
Bootleg Fire Showcases Importance of Collaboration During Disaster Response
If you walk into the Oregon Department of Forestry Incident Management Team headquarters for Zone 1 of the Bootleg Wildfire you will find yourself in a sea of green pants […]
‘I was out like a light’: Two Oregonians Awarded Red Cross Lifesaving Awards for their Quick Action
Story by Colleen Hathaway / Red Cross Cascades Region Recently I called Tim Waud, Oregon Masters Swimming Chair and Head Coach of the Oregon City Tankers masters swimming team. I […]
Washington State Trooper Provides Roadside Help to Red Cross Volunteer Delivering Lifesaving Blood Products
Story by Harriet Vanderbilt / Red Cross Cascades Region When Red Cross transportation specialist Holland Golec drove north on I-5 on April 11, 2021, the last thing he expected was […]
Klamath Tribes Delivers Key Community Support During Devastating Bootleg Wildfire
Story by Darrell Fuller/Red Cross Cascades Region Just three days into the massive Bootleg fire raging in Oregon, the Red Cross opened an evacuation shelter at the Klamath County Fairgrounds. […]
Red Cross Volunteer Supports Wildfire Response as own Home is Threatened
Story by Darrell Fuller/Red Cross Cascades Region Hank Nowak of Joliet, Montana (about 30 miles outside Billings), flew to Medford, Oregon on Saturday, July 10th, 2021 to serve as a Red Cross shelter […]
The Importance of an Emergency Kit
Story by Denise Holley / Red Cross Cascades Region How much warning will you get if you need to evacuate from a wildfire? Wildfires move quickly and unpredictably, meaning your […]