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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2020
Red Cross seeks volunteers in Umatilla, Morrow counties
By ANDREW CUTLER
EAST OREGONIAN EDITOR
Nadine McCrindle hasn’t
been with the American Red
Cross for very long, but she’s
already facing a challenge.
The new executive direc-
tor of the Red Cross region
in Central and Eastern Ore-
gon is in need of disas-
ter response volunteers in
Northeast Oregon.
“The people that we have
that are specifi cally involved
in these types of disaster
responses, are really, really
special human beings,” she
said. “On a larger scale,
they are often the same peo-
ple that will be deployed to
natural disasters that hap-
pen across the country, like
hurricanes, wildfi res, those
types of things. And when
you meet them all in a large
group, there’s a specifi c type
of person that does this type
of volunteer work, and yeah,
it’s really special.”
McCrindle, who joined
the Red Cross in October,
knows what being a volun-
teer is about. Just one month
after being hired as executive
director, she was deployed
to the Kincade Fire, burning
north of San Fran-
munity organizations
cisco. The Kincade
have time to catch
Fire forced about
up and get going to
190,000 evacuations
assist them,” Heath
and the Red Cross
said. “That’s the big-
Cascade Region sup-
gest thing that we’re
ported 10% of the
doing on a day-to-
McCrindle
residents,
helping
day basis. We also
them relocate to the
do smoke-detector
15 shelters that were set up. installations, and so we’re
McCrindle was deployed to as much as possible getting
Sonoma County for 10 days out there to the neighbor-
and served as a relief for the hoods that need us, and get
local Sonoma responders in there and help people test
who needed rest, and gave or install new smoke alarms
them time to check on their as needed, because that’s
own families and homes.
what saves lives.”
“I think one of the biggest
Disaster Action Team
things that really touched volunteers arrive imme-
my heart that was there was diately after a home fi re
the compassion and resil- or other disaster to pro-
iency of the people who vide compassionate care
were affected by the fi re,” and comfort. They distrib-
McCrindle told KTVZ in ute relief supplies, and pro-
Bend after her deployment.
vide client assistance for
It’s that compassion and temporary lodging and other
resiliency that McCrindle disaster-caused needs. DAT
and Kristen Heath, the disas- volunteers then can help
ter program manager, are victims get in touch with
looking for in the volunteers another group of Red Cross
they recruit in rural Oregon. volunteers who make up an
“We send out volunteers emotional care team who
to help those families on are able to offer some health
really the worst day of their services, mental health ser-
life, and try to assist them vices and spiritual care.
with their immediate needs
“When you see people
until some of the other com- facing the worst days of
HELPING OUT
The Red Cross of Central and Eastern Oregon has several
volunteer opportunities for residents in Umatilla and Mor-
row counties, including:
Providing food, shelter and comfort for those aff ected
by a disaster, including home fi res.{/div}• Teaching a class/
training
Assisting members of the military and their families.
Working at local blood drives.
Helping with local volunteer recruitment, engagement and
appreciation
Supporting public relations, marketing and government
relations locally.
To volunteer or fi nd out more, visit the Red Cross website at
www.redcross.org/local/oregon.
their life, and you see the
humanity that comes from
people, complete strang-
ers, wanting to help you or
the community, it restores
your faith in humanity, and
there’s nothing that makes
your heart fuller than seeing
that,” McCrindle said. “And
that has been my experi-
ence since I joined the Red
Cross, is being with people
like that.”
Heath said an increase
in the number of inci-
dents requiring Red Cross
response has put a strain
on the limited resources
available. Since July 2019,
Sheriff’s offi ce investigates fatal crash
HERMISTON HERALD
The Umatilla County
Sheriff’s Offi ce has taken
the lead role in investigating
the crash that took the life
of a Hermiston teenager on
New Year’s Day.
Brett Jewett, 16, a soph-
omore at Hermiston High
School, was killed in a
two-vehicle car crash on
Jan. 1 along Highway 207
outside of Echo.
Umatilla County Sher-
iff Terry Rowan confi rmed
Monday the identities of the
drivers.
Brett’s sister Madison
Jewett, 18, of Hermiston,
was driving the 2007 Gray
Ford Escape in which he
was a passenger, and Rene
Romero-Briseno, 60, of
Heppner, was driving a 1999
Ford Expedition.
Madison Jewett was
transported to Good Shep-
herd Hospital and released
that night.
The sheriff’s offi ce pro-
vided no other information,
but a safety log entry from
Jan. 2 referred to the crash
POLICE LOGS
Monday, December 30
9:39 a.m.— A woman on East Gladys
Avenue believes her grandson has
been repeatedly breaking into her
home at night. She said her glasses
were stolen.
10:12 a.m.— A woman told Hermiston
police that she was putting her gro-
ceries in her car in the Walmart park-
ing lot when her wallet was stolen. It’s
since been used at several locations,
including a pizza restaurant.
12:21 p.m.— On South First Street, a
woman was walking along an alley-
way when a man yelled at her and
gave her a scare. She said it wasn’t the
fi rst time this had happened.
Tuesday, December 31
4:55 a.m.— Hermiston police took a
report for an assault on West Hermis-
ton Avenue.
7:38 p.m.— A domestic assault was
reported on East Newport Avenue.
Wednesday, January 1
3:43 p.m.— A car accident involving
two vehicles on North First Street is
under investigation.
8:42 p.m.— On Northwest 11th Street,
a domestic disturbance was reported.
Thursday, January 2
2:44 a.m.— Hermiston police
responded to a fi ght on East Beech
Avenue involving multiple intoxicated
people.
11:57 a.m.— A domestic disturbance
was reported on Southwest Ninth
Street.
Friday, January 3
1:16 p.m.— On Norma Drive, an
assault was reported.
4:12 p.m.— A juvenile was reported
missing on Southwest 11th Street.
Saturday, January 4
1:21 p.m.— Hermiston police took
a report for a burglary on East Pine
Avenue.
Sunday, January 5
7:56 p.m.— A burglary was reported
on Northeast Fourth Street.
Monday, January 6
8:13 a.m.— A runaway was reported
on East Gladys Avenue.
9:07 a.m.— On Northeast Eighth
Place, a man reported someone hit his
fence with their car the night prior.
as a “head-on collision.”
“I don’t know if I can
provide anything more at
this point. There’s a con-
siderable amount of scien-
tifi c data to gather to sort
of put the pieces of the puz-
zle together. I’m hesitant to
put anything else out at this
time,” Rowan said.
He added that no cita-
tions have been issued and
that the cause of the crash
has yet to be determined
because the investigation is
ongoing.
Because
the
crash
occurred on a state road-
way, typically the Oregon
State Police would take the
reins in investigating. But
law enforcement offi cials
said that because Brett Jew-
ett is the son of OSP Trooper
Brian Jewett, the sheriff’s
offi ce has been named the
lead agency instead.
Rowan said that the
offi ce is working in coop-
eration with OSP, and that
two accident reconstruction
teams are currently working
to determine what may have
caused the fatal crash.
Hermiston police fi nd a
grenade during traffi c stop
HERMISTON HERALD
Hermiston
Police
Department called out
the Oregon State Police
bomb squad early Mon-
day morning after an
offi cer located a grenade
inside a vehicle during a
traffi c stop.
Hermiston
Police
Chief Jason Edmiston
said that he did not know
yet whether the grenade
was inert, but OSP will
report back on its status
after destroying it.
A few minutes after
midnight,
an
offi -
cer stopped a 1992
Ford Explorer on West
Beech Avenue. The
driver fl ed on foot. After
being unable to locate
the driver, the offi -
cer checked the vehi-
cle, where drugs, scales,
a cellphone and grenade
were found.
Per police protocol,
the grenade was treated
as possibly live and the
area was blocked off,
while OSP retrieved
it and took it away for
disposal.
HPD is working to
determine who may have
been driving the vehicle.
Red Cross has responded
to seven fi res in Morrow
County, above the four to
fi ve it usually responds to in
a year. That number goes up
to 19 responses in Umatilla
County since July 2019. The
average for an entire year in
the county, Heath said, is 16.
“We would love to hear
about every fi re. A lot of
times, people have family
nearby that’s going to take
them in and help them out
and stuff like that and that’s
great,” Heath said. “It is so
much better to be with loved
ones in a disaster, then have
to be on your own in a hotel.
But we do have those other
teams — our health services
team, our mental health
team — that can assist, too.
So even if you’ve got a place
to stay that night, a call can
make some of those other
resources available to you.”
McCrindle said volun-
teers go through a back-
ground check and extensive
training to help them feel
comfortable with situations
before they are sent out to
help families facing tragedy.
“We give them all of the
training that they need to
be able to perform the task
that is required in terms of a
disaster response,” she said.
“And then they’ll go out on
a few calls with (other vol-
unteers). We don’t just train
them, and then you’re sent
off, ‘Good luck.’”
Heath said there are some
key skills volunteers should
have to better equip them to
deal with disaster response
situations.
“Having that compas-
sion, having the ability to sit
down and have those con-
versations, active listen-
ing skills, those are really
important for the DAT
responders,” she said.
BIRTHS
Good Shepherd Medical Center, Hermiston
DEC. 25, 2019
BURNETT — Ashlynn N. Burnett and Zachary T.
Burnett of Umatilla: a girl, Peyton Nichole Burnett.
DEC. 29, 2019
MACIAS — Brianna J. Flores and Vladimir Macias
of Hermiston: a girl, Leila Elizabeth Macias.
REYES MORENO — Maria Moreno and Santiago
Reyes Gutierrez of Hermiston: a boy, Leo Reyes Moreno.
DEC. 31, 2019
MURGUIA — Mindy Haro and Isaac Murguia
Romero of Umatilla: a girl, Zera Mayleen Murguia.
St. Anthony Hospital, Pendleton
DEC. 30, 2019
CLAUSEN — Gracelyn R. Callaham and Devon
R. Clausen of Hermiston: a girl, Raelynn Ann Marie
Clausen.
TAYLOR — Deana L.A. Taylor and Jack I. Taylor of
Stanfi eld: a girl, Maxine Maud Taylor.
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