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The American Red Cross is Ready for Wildfires, Are You?

‘Because I can.’ Oregon Blood Donor Hits 100 Gallon Milestone

“I Wasn’t Expecting It, and It Was Nice”: Red Cross and Partners Bring Hope to Burdoin Fire Survivors

Katrina in the hospital bed awaiting blood.

Katrina Long Traded 50K Trail Run for a Hospital Bed After Sudden Health Scare Ahead of 50th Birthday

Five Years Strong: Julie Bolt’s Journey Sparked by Oregon’s 2020 Wildfires

From Tornadoes to Wildfires, Kat Thiede Explains Why She Keeps Volunteering with the Red Cross

Category: Oregon Wildfires

The American Red Cross is Ready for Wildfires, Are You?

By: Darrell Fuller, Oregon Red Cross Volunteer The American Red Cross responds to about 65,000 disasters every year and provides shelter, food, and hope for those impacted by severe weather […]

“I Wasn’t Expecting It, and It Was Nice”: Red Cross and Partners Bring Hope to Burdoin Fire Survivors

By Rebecca Marshall When the Red Cross talks about partnerships after a disaster, this is what they mean.  On August 6, 2025, close to a dozen agencies gathered at the […]

Five Years Strong: Julie Bolt’s Journey Sparked by Oregon’s 2020 Wildfires

By Katherine Liu, Red Cross Volunteer When wildfires tore through Oregon in 2020, thousands were forced to flee from their homes. The year saw the most destructive fires on record […]

From Start to Finish the Red Cross Assists in the Road to Recovery After the Rowena Fire

By Rebecca Marshall Communications Director Much of the work done at the American Red Cross happens after a wildfire is contained or is out of the headlines. Such was the […]

Red Cross Opens Shelter During First Big Wildfire of the Season

On June 11, a wildfire quickly spread to the town of Rowena, Oregon in the Columbia River Gorge.  The wind-whipped flames forced Level 3 (Go Now) evacuations for over 2,000 […]

The Red Cross Remembers the 1936 Great Fire of Bandon, Oregon

By Julie Furnas A little-known fact about the city of Bandon is that its former name was Averill until 1874 when Lord George Bennett renamed the city after his birthplace […]

Wildfire Season is Approaching Fast – Get Ready Now! May is Wildfire Preparedness Month.

By Patricia Griffiths, Red Cross Volunteer Brown skies, stinging eyes and poor air quality are some of the memories Oregonians living near urban areas have of wildfires in 2020 and […]

Born out of the ashes of the 2020 wildfires in Oregon, Rogue Food Unites is rebuilding community, one meal at a time

By Rebecca Marshall, Cascades Communications Director It’s been almost 5 years since the Alameda and Obenchain fires ripped through Jackson County, destroying 2,500 homes in a matter of hours.  The […]

Red Cross Sends a Special Thanks to the National Guard Fighting Oregon Wildfires

By Rebecca Marshall Cascades Region Communications Director We wanted to thank our Army and Air National Guard members who’ve been activated to the front lines on the wildfires in Oregon […]

Disaster Doesn’t Discriminate, It Can Strike Any of Us

Written by Isabel Anderson, Cascades Regional Communications Manager This Oregon fire season is in full swing.  As of July 25, more than 945,000 acres have burned and it’s not slowing […]

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