Ahead of wildfire season, Red Cross needs local volunteers due to COVID-19

SAN DIEGO – The American Red Cross is seeking volunteers to help in the community as experts have said Southern California is in for a busy wildfire season. Volunteers are needed in San Diego, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Imperial counties.

“The coronavirus pandemic will make it challenging to deploy trained disaster volunteers from other parts of the country should an emergency occur. In light of this, the Red Cross is asking you to be ready to help your community,” Sean Mahoney, regional CEO of the American Red Cross Southern California Region, said. “Train now to be a Red Cross vol...