Visit /fire for more information, including an escape plan to create and practice with your family, or download the free Red Cross Emergency app by searching “American Red Cross” in app stores. When you turn your clocks back this weekend, also test your smoke alarms to help prevent a tragedy in your home.”Ī news release said that since July 1, Red Cross volunteers in Arkansas have responded to help nearly 2,000 people in Arkansas affected by over 340 home fires, accounting for most of the more than 60,000 disasters that the Red Cross responds to annually across the country.
“The sooner an alarm alerts you to a fire, the sooner you can get out.
“Home fires claim more lives in a typical year than all natural disasters combined but working smoke alarms can cut the risk of dying in a home fire by half,” said Chris Harmon, Regional Disaster Officer for the Missouri Arkansas Region.
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