More time at home during the coronavirus pandemic has led to many of us to bake and cook more in the kitchen, from the classic COVID-19 sourdough bread to …
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“They Saved our Life” A Georgetown Mother and Son Share Their Home Fire Story
This originally appeared on the Red Cross Palmetto Post blog. Photo and video by the American Red Cross, SC Region. Janette Washington and her son were in church on Sunday when …
Gene Welsch’s Story: A Smoke Detector Save
Home fire survivors come in all shapes and sizes. From families like the Smiths, who were saved when 5-year-old Matthew heard a smoke detector, to Gene Welsch, a 72-year-old in …
Lifesaving Smoke Alarm Installations: An MLK Day Canvassing Story
Jenny Baragary is a senior officer with Development Opportunities at National Headquarters in Washington D.C. My cooking has set off a smoke alarm in more than a few instances. While …
Home Fires and You
Did you know…. that the American Red Cross responds to more than 63,000 fires each year? that 65% of home fire deaths happen in homes with no smoke alarms or with smoke alarms that don’t work? that last year, fire killed more Americans than all natural disasters combined?