Update 5/4/15, 11:28pm
Thank you, to all who contacted me to offer to help at the shelter. The shelter is actually closed, as of now, and families have been allowed back into their homes. Firemen continue to fight the fire in both Sullivan and Ulster Counties, along with numerous other emergency service personnel. Please, keep them all in your thoughts and prayers that they stay safe throughout this incident.
Thanks, again!
Always,
Diane
Mass Care Lead, Dutchess, Ulster, Greene and Columbia Counties
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Volunteers needed to assist with Red Cross shelter opening today, Monday May 4th, 2015, in Walker Valley due to Cragsmoor Forest Fire
The Ulster County Sheriff’s Office has ordered a mandatory evacuation for Route 52 Cragsmoor including the following areas:
ROAD A, ROAD B, BAXTER RD, CRAMER RD, OLD PLANK RD, AND SCHWABB LN
ALL EVACUEES ARE ASKED TO RELOCATE TO THE WALKER VALLEY FIRE DEPARTMENT LOCATED AT 3679 ROUTE 52
Map: https://goo.gl/ICTxl8
If you have taken the Red Cross Shelter Fundamentals Training (available online here) and can help out please contact Diane at 914-388-2873 or 845-246-9727
10 spaces available
Registration is closed for this event.
