Tag: volunteers

This Weekend: Damascus Shelter Exercise

A fast moving wildfire has broken out in heavily wooded areas just 10 miles east of Damascus. Fifty residents will be forced out of their homes – would you be […]

Disaster Response Update

September 5: Disaster volunteers from the Oregon Trail Chapter responded to a single family fire in Tillamook, OR. One adult, who evacuated the home through a window, received assistance with […]

Lifesaver Celebrates 45 Years of Service

From the Record Courier in Oregon’s Baker County: The Oregon Trail Chapter’s Northeastern Oregon District held a celebration in the Baker City office on Aug. 31. The purpose was to […]

Disaster Response Update

September 2: Disaster volunteers from the Oregon Trail Chapter are responding after a single family fire in the 1600 block in Pendleton. Two adults and two children will receive assistance […]

Find Love: Volunteer

How’s this for a cute story? LaRee considers it her responsibility as a Red Cross volunteer to make sure that people feel comfortable after giving blood. As a warm and […]

Disaster Response Update

August 20:Out in our Columbia River District, our disaster volunteers helped after a very late-night fire in The Dalles. Two clients were immediately hospitalized; we’ll be there to help with […]

Disaster Response Update

August 17: At approximately 4 a.m., disaster volunteers responded to a multi-family fire in Oregon City that displaced seven families. We’re now providing assistance with food, clothes and lodging, as […]

Disaster Response Update

August 14: Disaster volunteers responded to a single family fire in Rainier, Oregon. While the fire actually occurred on August 13, the family did not contact the Red Cross because […]

Disaster Response Update

August 12: Disaster volunteers responded to a duplex fire in outer SE Portland. Two adults and one child received assistance with lodging, food and clothes. Today, mental health volunteers will […]