My family recently moved from the East Coast back to our home state in the Midwest. Being a Red Crosser, I had some tasks in mind as I set up …
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Looking for a New Home? Pay Attention to These Fire Safety Tips
Looking for a new place to live? Here are three types of fire safety tips to keep in mind during your search. Tip #1: Smoke Alarms Make sure that there …
Are You Ready for Your Summer Camping Adventure?
It’s that time of year again – camping season! Can you picture it? Pitching the tent, jumping in the lake, and most importantly, setting up the bonfire for nighttime s’mores and …
5 Reasons to Stop, Collaborate and Listen About Fire Safety
The Red Cross responds to nearly 66,000 disasters a year and the vast majority of those are home fires. That’s why we launched our Home Fire Campaign in October, 2014 …
Valentine’s Day: Love Notes From the Red Cross
As Valentine’s Day approaches, we wanted to share how much you mean to us – and encourage you to pass the love along! Nothing says I love you forever like …
Fire Safety Resolutions for 2016
Want to make a resolution that can help protect your loved ones? Here at the Red Cross, we want to make sure you are prepared for emergencies — especially home fires — …
5 Cooking Safety Tips to be Thankful For
Written by Greta Gustafson, Media Relations Intern, American Red Cross During my last Thanksgiving at home my family’s tiny kitchen was filled with more than 20 people immersed in the …
Hidden Dangers in Fall Decorations (And Other Fall Fire Safety Tips!)
I didn’t make it 30 feet into Jo-Ann Fabric before stopping at a shelf. “50 percent off decorative pumpkins, and it’s not even November yet?” I said partially to myself, …
Reflecting on the Red Cross Home Fire Campaign
Fire Prevention Month is drawing to a close, and with it, the first full year of the American Red Cross Home Fire Campaign. This effort is aimed at reducing fire …
Candy, Costumes and Candles: 6 Tips to Stay Safe this Halloween
Written by Greta Gustafson, Media Relations Intern, American Red Cross Halloween blends scary and fun together to create the ultimate holiday; candy, ghosts and ghouls, and staying up late are all pretty hard …