LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — A volunteer from the American Red Cross of Southern Nevada is heading north to help wildfire evacuees.
A spokesperson says the trained disaster relief volunteer was expected to deploy Monday morning to Manitoba, Canada, where more than 12,500 people have fled their homes.
This volunteer is one of nearly 100 Red Cross responders mobilizing to support the Canadian Red Cross in staffing emergency shelters.
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“When disaster strikes, the American Red Cross answers the call, no matter where help is needed,” Rachel Flanigan, executive director of the American Red Cross of Southern Nevada, said in a statement.
More than 100 wildfires are burning in the province of Manitoba, and the area is in a state of emergency.
Southern Nevada’s volunteer will be stationed at the Fort Garry campus of the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg.