Disaster Update Below are current Red Cross Bay Area Chapter activities in response to the San Bruno fire, and how people can help. If you have been in contact with loved ones in San Bruno, the best way to share information about their well-being is to register them with the Red Cross Safe and Well [...]

American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter Responds to Explosion in San Bruno SAN FRANCISCO – September 10, 2010 – The American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter is on the scene providing assistance to the hundreds of residents affected by the explosion in San Bruno this evening. Red Cross teams are supporting an evacuation center and [...]

Disaster Update This morning at approximately 9:30am, Red Cross teams will deliver breakfast to victims of Tropical Storm Hermine at the Willow Creek Apartments and the surrounding neighborhood. Residents are still without power and know that the road to recovery will be a long one. On top of providing breakfast, clean-up kits that contain squeegees, [...]

Disaster Alert North Carolina – A forest fire in Duplin and Onslow Counties prompted the evacuation of residents within the affected area on Thursday. The Onslow County Chapter deployed a Disaster Action Team, opened a shelter and provided Mass Care for evacuees. Shelter closed hours later. Filed under: Disaster Alerts Tagged: north carolina, wildfire

Disaster Alert California – A gas explosion in San Bruno ignited a large fire that destroyed dozens of homes, damaged scores of others and left thousands of residents without power on Thursday. One fatality and multiple injuries reported. A State of Emergency was issued for the affected area. The ARC of the Bay Area Chapter [...]

Disaster Update September 9, 2010 Last night, 15 people stayed overnight at the Red Cross shelter at the YMCA at 2850 Mapleton Ave. in Boulder. The shelter will remain open until further notice. Residents affected by the Fourmile Canyon Wildfire can go to the victim assistance center at 3482 N. Broadway in Boulder to receive [...]

Disaster Update Texas – The remnants of Tropical Depression Hermine reportedly spawned a number of tornadoes in and around Dallas that affected businesses, industrial areas, damaged an apartment complex and several homes yesterday. The Dallas Area chapter deployed a Disaster Action Team (DAT), to assess the need of the affected residents. They will begin detailed [...]

Disaster Update As the sun sets on Sept. 6, 2010, a wildfire rages west of Boulder forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people. Boulder, CO – The American Red Cross Mile High Chapter has been busy feeding and sheltering residents affected by the Boulder wildfires this week. 3500 people have been evacuated with 92 structures [...]