WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) – The American Red Cross Wisconsin Region has sent eight people to help evacuees of the fires in California. Five volunteers and three employees from Wisconsin were put on the ground in the Los Angeles area to aid relief efforts.
One employee of the Northeast Chapter of the Wisconsin Region Red Cross, Audrey Erdmann, shared her experience in a shelter in Pasadena, California where she is working to connect residents to resources like showers or healthcare.
“I spoke to several families that you know they want to get back into these areas and it’s not quite safe yet. But they don’t know what’s left,” Erdmann who also manages the Disaster Program with the Northeast Wisconsin Chapter of the Red Cross, said. “It’s incredibly difficult, they’re watching news coverage and they’re hoping they don’t see coverage of their home.”…