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File #: 26-065    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Informational Report Status: Filed
File created: 2/4/2026 In control: City Council Work Session
On agenda: 2/23/2026 Final action: 2/23/2026
Title: Red Cross Presentation Presenter: Phil Martinez, Executive Director, American Red Cross

 

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Red Cross Presentation

 

  Presenter: 

Phil Martinez, Executive Director, American Red Cross

 

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Brief history of Red Cross programs and projects in Colorado Springs with an emphasis on working with the Colorado Springs Fire Department in our Home Fire Campaigns (installing fire alarms in the community of El Paso) and our business community with our Be Red Cross Ready program which provides businesses free guidance and advice on how to prepare their employees with a plan for disaster.  

 

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