American Red Cross

Red Cross volunteers in the north central Wisconsin and Upper Peninsula region have responded to more than 70 house fires so far this year. They’re bracing for more as the area typically sees about a 20% increase in home fires during the months of November and December.

On this Valentine’s Day, the American Red Cross is hoping one Rhinelander couple’s dedication to helping others will inspire others to volunteer.

So far this month, the Red Cross estimates over twelve thousand blood and platelet donations have gone uncollected because of the bad weather and fires

The death toll for Hurricane Helene is still rising, but now over 200 people have been killed by the massive Category 4 storm.

The American Red Cross reports an ongoing national blood emergency

Typically, donation rates fall off over those months when people are on vacation and not in their regular routines.

Last week, northern Wisconsin reported tornadoes of their own touching down and there was widespread storm damage across the state.

The Red Cross in Wisconsin says in recent weeks, the Red Cross has had to limit distributions of some of the most transfused blood types to hospitals

Nationally, the Red Cross wants to make sure every house has a smoke detector.

Dozens of people are dead and hundreds of homes have been destroyed by wildfires in Hawaii.