March is Red Cross Month
Western Colorado Chapter American Red Cross
   

Armed Forces Emergency Services

Armed Forces Emergency ServicesThe Western Colorado Chapter of the American Red Cross, based in Grand Junction, Colorado, cooperates with the various military branches to provide members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families with timely and reliable access to emergency financial assistance and communications.

Our goal in peacetime, and especially in times of war, is to keep families and military personnel connected when other forms of communication are inaccessible.

If you need assistance or know of someone needing assistance, please call 970-242-4851 - 24 hours a day.

It is important that the following information is provided when you call:

    Armed Forces Emergency Services
  • Service person's full and legal name, rank and military address.
  • Name of caller, phone number, address, and relationship to the service person.
  • Notification of death: Name of deceased, relationship to the service person, cause of death, name of doctor, hospital, or funeral home that can verify death, including a phone number.
  • Illness: Name of patient, relationship to service person, attending physicians name, phone number, and permission to contact.
  • Branch of Service: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, etc.
  • Military address and phone number
  • Social Security Number
  • Date of birth
Other services are available. For more information, or for non-emergency information, please call 970-242-4851 during business hours - Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM or lyons@arcwcc.org.
Together We Can Save a Life

American Red Cross, Western Colorado Chapter
506 Gunnison Avenue
Grand Junction, CO 81501
Phone:  970-242-4851
Fax   970-241-2337
Email:  chapter@arcwcc.org