Contact: Stephen Walsh, Communications Director
(916) 208-4058 | stephen.walsh@redcross.org

MCKINLEYVILLE, CA (December 9, 2025) -- The American Red Cross California Gold Country Region is seeking 10 new Disaster Action Team volunteers in 10 days in Del Norte, Humboldt and Trinity counties.

Red Cross Disaster Action Team (DAT) members respond to disasters large and small every eight minutes. Most local disasters are home fires, but we are also poised to support our communities after natural disasters such as wildfires and floods – responses that can last for months. Adding 10 new DAT volunteers to x, x, and x counties will ensure we can provide quality care to those in need in a timely manner and for an extended period of time, when needed.

Disaster Action Team volunteers:

• Support families after disasters
• Help at evacuation shelters
• Provide comfort and care
• Serve as calm, compassionate presence when people need it most
   

During Fiscal Year 2025, California Gold Country volunteers responded to 758 single- and multi-family fires, made 616 homes safer, and opened 27 evacuation shelters. We also deployed 234 people to 34 major disaster response operations nationwide.

Click here to learn more about our work during FY25.

Volunteer training is free. Anyone interested should visit redcross.org/volunteer or click this QR code to sign up today:

About the American Red Cross:
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides comfort to victims of disasters; supplies about 40% of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; distributes international humanitarian aid; and supports veterans, military members and their families. The Red Cross is a nonprofit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to deliver its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or CruzRojaAmericana.org, or follow us on social media.