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March 26, 2012
Update 7:45 p.m.
The American Red Cross has deployed disaster teams to staff evacuation points at Conifer High School and Chatfield High School in response to the Lower North Fork Fire burning near Conifer.
The Red Cross is prepared to provide mass care such as sheltering, feeding and emotional support for families evacuated from the fire, and a disaster trailer with shelter supplies is already being dispatched to Conifer High School.
Additionally, Red Cross assistance has been requested providing food and water for firefighters battling both the Lower North Fork Fire and another wildfire, the Grapevine Fire, north of Evergreen. The Red Cross is working in partnership with the Salvation Army to meet these feeding requests.
Those who would like to help the Red Cross respond to disaster like these and the hundreds of other disasters that strike every year in Colorado may do so by donating online at [url=http://www.ColoradoRedCross.org" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;]www.ColoradoRedCross.org[/url] or by calling 1-800-REDCROSS. These donations enable the Red Cross to strategically prepare in advance for disasters, including training volunteers, pre-positioning supplies and preparing comfort kits and other necessities.
Update: 6:00 p.m.
In response to the "Lower North Fork" wildfire near Conifer, the American Red Cross is sending workers to assist with response operations by Jefferson County and other emergency response partners.
A Red Cross Disaster Action Team has been dispatched to the area to help staff an evacuation center at Conifer High School, and Red Cross Government Liaisons have deployed to staff the Emergency Operations Center.
As of 5:40 p.m., 128 homes had been evacuated, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.
More updates will be posted on this page as they become available.
Because the fire and evacuation are still in early stages, no donations are being solicited for this specific disaster - however, if you would like to help the Red Cross respond to disasters such as this one and the hundreds of other smaller disasters that occur every year in Colorado, you may make a donation online at
www.ColoradoRedCross.org/donate
or by calling 1-800-REDCROSS. These donations enable the Red Cross to be prepared in advance to respond to disasters, including training the volunteers who respond, stocking warehouses with supplies, pre-purchasing comfort kit items and more.
