Local Red Cross volunteers continue helping LA wildfire victims

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Red Cross volunteers from the Pacific Northwest are continuing to help with the wildfire relief efforts on the ground in California as hundreds of Los Angeles-area residents rely on several shelters for assistance.

Last week, members of the Red Cros Cascades Region deployed 18 people to help with the efforts. The volunteers from Oregon and Southwest Washington joined others in California — about 400 Red Cross members in total — offering help with shelter, food...