World Refuge Day fair at Laney College, Oakland California, June 30, 2017.
Doris Davis, a Red Cross volunteer from Waco, Texas, comforts a Santa Rosa resident who is seeing what remains of her house for the first time since the Tubbs fire, one of the most destructive wildfires in California history, swept through the area. Oct. 23, 2017.
Doris Davis, a Red Cross volunteer from Waco, Texas, brings food to a Santa Rosa resident following the Tubbs fire, one of the most destructive wildfires in California history. Oct. 23, 2017.
Oakland firefighters mop up following a blaze that killed three people in this residential building on San Pablo Ave., Oakland, March 27, 2017.
Victims of a fire that gutted a residential building at 2551 San Pablo Ave., Oakland March 27, rest at a shelter provided by the American Red Cross. March 27, 2017.
Victims of a fire that broke out in the early morning hours of March 27 pray outside a Red Cross shelter. The fire swept through the residential building at 2551 San Pablo Ave., Oakland, March 27, 2017.
Oakland firefighters battle a blaze at a condominium complex under construction at 25th and Valdez streets in Oakland, July 7, 2017.
Oakland firefighters battle a blaze at a condominium complex under construction at 25th and Valdez streets in Oakland, July 7, 2017.
Oakland firefighters take a break and get snacks and water from a Red Cross mobile unit. They were battling a blaze at 25th and Valdez streets in Oakland, California, July 7, 2017.
Oakland firefighters battle a blaze at a condominium complex under construction at 25th and Valdez streets in Oakland, July 7, 2017.
The American Red Cross delivers food to residents of neighborhoods in Katy, Texas, 30 miles from Houston. Katy, Houston and the surrounded area flooded when Hurricane Harvey hit in August, 2017.
The American Red Cross delivers food to residents of neighborhoods in Katy, Texas, 30 miles from Houston. Katy, Houston and the surrounded area flooded when Hurricane Harvey hit in August, 2017.
The American Red Cross delivers food to residents of neighborhoods in Katy, Texas, 30 miles from Houston. Katy, Houston and the surrounded area flooded when Hurricane Harvey hit in August, 2017.
One of many streets in Katy, Texas lined with the contents of residents' homes. Numerous neighborhoods were damaged by Hurricane Harvey in August, 2017.
Contents from a house in Katy, Texas that flooded after Hurricane Harvey hit in August, 2017.
The Napa County home of this girl and her family is threatened by wildfire and they have taken refuge at a Red Cross shelter. October 13, 2017.
Fearing their home will be burned by wildfires that are sweeping the California wine country, this little girl and her family have taken refuge at a Red Cross shelter nearby. October 13, 2017.
Chauncey Crosby of Pittsburg, California takes waits out the night at the Calvary Temple Church in Concord, California. He was evacuated from his home because a fire threatens a nearby gas line.
Jose, 11, is just one 8 children who came with their mother to a Red Cross shelter at the Calvary Temple Church in Concord, California. The family was evacuated from their home following a Chevron gas leak October 18, 2018.
Brooklyn Ducote, 4, of Bay Point takes refuge at a Red Cross shelter in Concord October 18, 2018. She and her grandmother were evacuated from their home in the early morning after a gas leak threatened to catch fire.
Gianna Tims, 9, of Bay Point takes refuge at a Red Cross shelter in Concord October 18, 2018. She and her grandmother were evacuated from their home in the early morning due to a gas leak.
A young girl stares off in the distance, unable to sleep in the sea of other evacuees who came to this Red Cross shelter in Concord to escape the danger of a natural gas leak in Bay Point, California. October 18, 2018.
This Red Cross welcomes everyone to its evacuation center at the Santa Rosa Fairground. The shelter was set up to house refugees from the wildfires burning across Northern California. August 23, 2020.
This Red Cross shelter at the Santa Rosa Fairgrounds houses refugees of wildfires burning in Sonoma County, California. August 23, 2020.
The Red Cross welcomes pets and their owners to this shelter at the Santa Rosa Fairgrounds, which was set up for evacuees of the wildfires burning in Northern California. August 23, 2020.
The Red Cross offers food and shelter to wildfire evacuees at the Santa Rosa Fairgrounds. August 23, 2020.
Alex Keating of Felton stops at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium to find out about services provided by the Red Cross to evacuees of the CZU Complex fires. August 28, 2020, Santa Cruz, California.
Andrea Ritter, a disaster program manager for the American Red Cross, restocks blankets for people affected by the CZU Lightning Complex fires. August 28, 2020.
In an effort to minimize the spread of COVID, the Red Cross provides tents to evacuees of the CZU Lightning Complex fires. The tents are set up inside the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium in Santa Cruz, California. August 28, 2020.
Red Cross workers survey the damage left in the wake of the LNU Lightning Complex fires, Vacaville, California, August 24, 2020.
A Red Cross volunteer checks in with an evacuee of the CZU Lightning Complex fires burning in Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties. Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds, August 28, 2020.
Red Cross volunteers check in with fire evacuees at the Cruz County Fairgrounds, August 28, 2020.
Food and other supplies for pets and livestock that were evacuated to the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds to escape the CZU Lightning Complex fires. August 28, 2020.
Red Cross volunteer at the Oakland Marathon, 2018
Oakland Marathon, 2018
Red Cross volunteers pose for a photo after receiving training in how to install smoke alarms. They will make their way through area neighborhoods offering residents this service as part of Sound the Alarm, a national Red Cross program aimed at reducing home fires by installing smoke alarms for free. Berkeley, California, March 18, 2017.
Red Cross worker ready to set off to install smoke alarms as part of Sound the Alarm, a national Red Cross program aimed at reducing home fires by installing smoke alarms for free. Berkeley, California, March 18, 2017.
Natalie Manier, Red Cross disaster program manager, during a Sound the Alarm event in Richmond, California, May 7, 2022.
Red Cross volunteers begin their rounds installing smoke alarms as part of Sound the Alarm, a national Red Cross program aimed at reducing home fires by installing the alarms for free. Richmond, California, May 7, 2022.
Red Cross volunteers talk with a resident about Sound the Alarm, a national Red Cross program aimed at reducing home fires by installing alarms for free.
A Red Cross volunteer installs a smoke alarm at a home in Richmond, California, May 7, 2022.
Oakland City Councilman Noel Gallo (left), Red Cross Disaster Action Team Lead Ed Silva (speaking) and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf promote ways to stay safe during emergencies. February 25, 2018, Oakland, California.
A phlebotomist begins the process of collecting platelets from Elle Robinson, Red Cross senior philanthropy officer. Robinson is one of the first donors at the Red Cross's new blood collection center on College Avenue, Oakland. January 10, 2023.