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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 […]
Red Cross Volunteer Marks 10 Years of Installing Free Smoke Alarms but This Year is Extra Special.
On a sunny day in April in Madras, Oregon, 42 Red Cross volunteers and partners from Warm Springs Fire and Safety and Jefferson County Fire and Emergency gathered to spend […]
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 Blood Transportation Volunteer Marks 5 Years on the Job
Every year, the Red Cross Cascades Region collects about 182,000 units of blood from our generous donors. But, that is just the first step in the process. We rely on […]
Starting the Burns Floods Recovery Process, One Shovel at a Time
By Isabel Anderson, Regional Communications Manager As Burns, OR residents start the clean-up process amid a historic flood, we have opened a distribution site that is open from 9am-4pm daily […]
Burns Residents Wade Their Way to Recovery After Record Breaking Floods
Written by Isabel Anderson, Regional Communications Manager In August of 2024, Burns Oregon was hit with devastating wildfires and with the damage from that still visible, Burns is now facing […]
What Motivates Red Cross Volunteers?
This Disaster Action Volunteer Sums it up. By Volunteer Debra Slade The call to be a volunteer stands out as a powerful testament to human empathy, compassion, and the desire […]
Floods and Mudslides Rip Through Southern Oregon as Spring Arrives
By Rebecca Marshall The Red Cross has been on the scene since heavy rain, floods, and mudslides affected several counties in Oregon in March 2025. We had a shelter opened […]
Chaplain’s Red Cross Volunteerism Syncs with Coast Guard Duties
By Volunteer Harriet Vanderbilt Nearly fifty years ago, Chaplain Greg Kaminski began volunteering at the Red Cross as a water safety/lifeguard instructor. He continues to train instructors for numerous camps, […]
Recognizing our Volunteers, Like Holland Golec, During Red Cross Month
Written by Olivia Wolf, Red Cross Volunteer The Red Cross made up of 90% volunteers, answering the call to prevent and alleviate human suffering. In the past six months, more […]