Salvation Army feeds animal caretakers evacuated due to wildfires
When Double S Horse Ranch opened its property for both animals and people to stay, the menagerie came. When wildfires prompted evacuations in parts of California’s agricultural region, some ranchers took their animals to fairgrounds in Clovis and Fresno. When those
Fires across the West: How The Salvation Army is responding
As fires burn across the West, many of The Salvation Army’s divisions are responding, providing meals, hydration and emergency supplies for first responders and fire evacuees sheltered in motels/hotels and congregate shelter facilities and helping those impacted take the next
Riley witnesses frontlines of Oregon wildfires
A couple who had just moved from Arizona to Oregon a couple weeks ago pulled up a photo on their phone taken from their new home. Across the street were the flames. The blackened area came too close for comfort—but
Hawaii Salvation Army will assist families affected by the recent Diamond Head incident
The Salvation Army in Hawaii announced it will assist families affected by the Jan. 19 Diamond Hill shootings and fires. Following the tragic shootings of two Honolulu Police Department officers and the devastating fires that ensued in Honolulu’s Diamond Head neighborhood,
Q+A: Cal South EDS Director Nicholas Nguyen
Responding to 10 fires in one week During the month of October, The Salvation Army California South Division responded to, or was on standby for, multiple fires, with 10 fires in the week of Oct. 26 alone. At the helm of
Salvation Army assists Alaska wildfire victims
The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) Alaska unit quickly took action Aug. 18 to help people affected by the Mat-Su Valley wildfires in Southcentral Alaska, which began Aug. 17. Several fires are burning in some of the area’s most
What it’s like to survive unexpected homelessness
California fire survivors begin to rebuild. Amber McErquiaga woke up in her home in Paradise, California, on Nov. 8, 2018, to get ready to take her children to school and go to work at the local Salvation Army Family Store, just
A witness to flames, rubble firsthand
West’s Chief Secretary gets an up close view of California’s fires. By Christin Thieme - As fires rage across California, Western Territory Chief Secretary Colonel Douglas Riley got an up close view of the disaster. In Northern California, the Butte County sheriff
Salvation Army undeterred by California fires’ impact on its own operations
Part of The Salvation Army’s camp in Malibu burned in the Woolsey Fire, while its entire social service office and thrift store up in Paradise, California, was destroyed by the historic Camp Fire. Wildfires are once again churning across the Golden
Senator Bill Dodd provides big boost to Northern California wildfire relief
Dodd’s annual Fund-A-Need fundraiser has raised over $1 million for nonprofits since 2000. California State Senator Bill Dodd is helping out in a big way this holiday season. His 18th annual holiday fundraiser raised over $700,000 for The Salvation Army’s wildfire
Aiding a bounce back in Northern California
Before the rebuild came the largest debris removal operation in state history. By Kristin Marguerite Doidge - A wildfire may take just moments to wreak havoc on a community, but its devastation can take years from which to recover. Early October gave