July 30, 2010 (3:30 p.m.) —The American Red Cross is currently operating one shelter at Marie Kerr Park in Palmdale for evacuees of the Crown wildfire.

The American Red Cross reminds you to prepare for the wildfire season by learning what to do before, during and after a wildfire.

Hurricane season is in full swing in the Gulf Coast, and trained L.A. regional disaster volunteers are ready to help if disaster strikes there. Learn how to be a national Red Cross disaster volunteer.

Nearly 1,000 soldiers and their family members gathered in July at the Westin Hotel near LAX to be briefed on Red Cross and other services available to them during their tour of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Red Cross high school and college youth members are fanning out across Los Angeles this summer performing free puppet shows for preschoolers, ages 3-7, and their families about emergency preparedness, including earthquake readiness.