RED CROSS SERVICES SHIFT TO GRIZZLY FIRE N OREGON/WASHINGTON BORDER
News Release from American Red Cross - Cascades Region
Posted on FlashAlert: August 22nd, 2015 1:38 PM
John Day, Ore. - As wildfire-affected residents in and around John Day continue to receive help from devoted community members, Red Cross recovery services volunteers are winding down their work here. Caseworkers will be on site at the LDS church at 26 John Day Hwy until 4 p.m. Saturday. Residents needing assistance after this time may call (541) 620-8454 to access Red Cross help.
"John Day is a tremendously resilient community," says Cara Sloman, regional disaster program manager and director of the central/eastern Oregon Red Cross wildfire response operation. "This supportive environment allows us to maximize our work with partner agencies and provide recovery services quickly and efficiently, while minimizing emotional upheaval after such a terrible disaster."
Sloman and another member of the Red Cross team, both of whom have been overseeing the Red Cross wildfire response in this area, will head to Baker City this evening to help volunteers stationed at the high school in Enterprise. The school has been turned into a shelter to temporarily house residents from the unincorporated towns of Troy and Flora who have been evacuated from their homes due to the Grizzy Fire in remote northeast Oregon.
Donations to the Red Cross enable trained volunteers to respond whenever, wherever there is a need to provide shelter, meals, recovery planning and emotional support. Contributions can be made by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS or by visiting www.redcross.org or at any US Bank branch.
"John Day is a tremendously resilient community," says Cara Sloman, regional disaster program manager and director of the central/eastern Oregon Red Cross wildfire response operation. "This supportive environment allows us to maximize our work with partner agencies and provide recovery services quickly and efficiently, while minimizing emotional upheaval after such a terrible disaster."
Sloman and another member of the Red Cross team, both of whom have been overseeing the Red Cross wildfire response in this area, will head to Baker City this evening to help volunteers stationed at the high school in Enterprise. The school has been turned into a shelter to temporarily house residents from the unincorporated towns of Troy and Flora who have been evacuated from their homes due to the Grizzy Fire in remote northeast Oregon.
Donations to the Red Cross enable trained volunteers to respond whenever, wherever there is a need to provide shelter, meals, recovery planning and emotional support. Contributions can be made by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS or by visiting www.redcross.org or at any US Bank branch.
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