Wenatchee, WA
Monday, July 28, 2014
Update provided 8:00 am
American Red Cross Media Contacts
Megan Snow, Communications Director
Jacqueline Koch, Public Information Officer
Patti Weiske, Public Information Officer
Follow us on Twitter (@RedCrossEWA) for the most updated information.
The Red Cross is providing clean up and additional items such as rakes, shovels, brooms, eyewash, sunscreen, masks, dustpans, flashlights, headlamps, batteries and work gloves. These items are available at Chelan High School, the Red Cross shelter in Brewster and on Red Cross trucks which are driving through Pateros, Winthrop, Twisp and Carlton areas.
The Red Cross is also covering the cost of laundry at local Laundromats for residents affected by disasters. Free laundry services are available on Tuesday 7/29, Thursday 7/31 and Saturday 8/2 from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at
· LaMilpa Laundromat (324 E. Main Street, Brewster, WA 98812)
· Wash Works (325 E. Hwy 20, Twisp, WA 98856)
The Red Cross has opened two Client Service Centers to provide assistance to those who have been affected by the wildfires. Anyone who has lost a home or has disaster-caused emergency needs should come to one of the following locations:
· TWISP: Methow Valley Community Center, Parking Lot – 201 Hwy 20 South, Twisp. Open 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 pm. Spanish speaking caseworkers available.
· PATEROS: NEW LOCATION – Church of Christ, Parking Lot, 128 N. Independence, Pateros. Open 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.Spanish speaking caseworkers available.
Services available at the Client Service Centers include Red Cross disaster mental health counseling (available by drop-in or appointment for individuals impacted by the disaster); caseworkers who work one-on-one with people to create recovery plans, navigate paperwork and locate help from other agencies; and healthcare staff who are available to assist with health-related needs for individuals impacted by the disaster.
The shelter in Chelan was closed as of July 27, 2014.
Caseworkers are also available over the phone at (571) 205-3464 from 8 a.m.–8 p.m. (Spanish speaking caseworkers available).
The Red Cross has mobilized Emergency Response Vehicles to provide feeding sites throughout our affected communities. Feeding will be available during lunch (11am-1pm) and dinner (4:00-6:00 p.m.) on July 28th at:
· Twisp Community Center (fixed site)
· Throughout the Pateros/Methow, Carlton and Chiliwist Road area near Olema (mobile feeding)
· All open Red Cross shelters
All services of the American Red Cross are free and available to anyone who has been affected by a disaster, regardless of citizenship status.
The Red Cross encourages all residents in the area to take action to be wildfire ready. A simple step is to download the free Red Cross Wildfire App (available in English and Spanish) which offers a one touch “I’m safe” messaging that allows users to broadcast reassurance to family and friends via social media outlets, text or email that they are out of harm’s way. The App also provides wildfire alerts and tips on how to prepare before a wildfire threatens your community.
Since the start of Red Cross operations on this disaster (July 17, 2014), the Red Cross has provided 26,449 meals and snacks; 334 overnight stays in shelters; and 390 health and 443 mental health contacts in the community. Red Cross volunteers from throughout Washington and across the country have come to the area to support this disaster operation.
You can help people affected by disasters like the Washington wildfires and countless other crises by making a donation to support American Red Cross Disaster Relief. Your gift enables the Red Cross to prepare for, respond to and help people recover from disasters big and small. Visit www.redcross.org, call 1-800-RED CROSS or text the word REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation.
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