Northern Nevada Red Cross volunteers have been working overtime
helping the residents of several single family home fires.
Reno volunteers responded and supported families involved in residential fires where eight people and several pets were displaced. The families required assistance with provisional food, shelter, clothing and emotional support to help cope with the loss.
Reno volunteers also manned the evacuation center for the Topaz Ranch Estates wildfire on May 22 where several structures were destroyed.
Similarly, Winnemucca volunteers supported two residential fires in their community. On Mothers day a family of four was displaced when their home caught fire. But the family was provided immediate food, shelter and replacement clothing until other resources become available. Additionally, another resident lost two pets when his mobile home caught fire, volunteers were able to provide him with assistance as well.
Red Cross case workers will follow up with all of the residents to
determine if any additional assistance or resources will be required.
The Red Cross works in cooperation with the fire department to provide immediate and follow-up support to anyone affected by fire. The American Red Cross is a non-profit organization and none of this would have been possible without the generous support from the Northern Nevada community. This is another example of how donation dollars that have been made to this chapter benefit its community.
BE RED CROSS READY. Home fires are the most common disaster the Red Cross responds to and also the most preventable. Learn how to prepare your household. Visit redcross.org, click the tab: Preparing and Prepare home and family. The Red Cross also has training for groups and businesses. To learn how to make your business Red Cross Ready email: [email protected].
The Northern Nevada American Red Cross chapter area covers 87,000 square miles with a population of more than 670,000 people. Our chapter territory is from Tonopah north, with our main chapter in Reno and branch offices in Elko, Incline Village and Winnemucca.
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies more than 40 percent of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information about becoming a volunteer, health and safety classes, or making a donation,
call 775-856-1000 or visit our website at www.nevada.redcross.org.
