The American Red Cross has stepped in to aid victims of two house fires in Northwest Georgia over the past fortnight, demonstrating its commitment to community support in times of crisis. Red Cross volunteers from the Disaster Action Team were on-site to provide essential assistance following a fire on Pinecrest Drive in Rome on Sunday evening, as well as the previous week’s incident on Moore Street in Summerville. Another house fire displaced a family on Orchard Hill Road in Summerville on Wednesday of this week. Red Cross volunteers coordinated emergency aid offering both families critical support in the wake of their loss. The organization supplied comfort kits, direct client assistance, and recovery planning services tailored to meet the family’s disaster-related needs.
With a mission to respond to disasters swiftly, the American Red Cross attends to a disaster every eight minutes, with the majority being home fires. To combat this alarming trend, the organization launched the nationwide Home Fire Campaign in 2014, aiming to reduce home fire deaths and injuries by 25 percent. Since the campaign’s inception, the Red Cross, in collaboration with community partners, has saved at least 2,212 lives, including 253 in Georgia alone.
The campaign focuses on educating families about fire safety, advocating the creation of escape plans, and providing free smoke alarms in high-risk areas across the country. For more information on how to get involved with the Home Fire Campaign, visit redcross.org/homefires. The Red Cross urges the community to contribute to its ongoing efforts to assist those affected by disasters. Donations enable the organization to prepare for, respond to, and help individuals recover from crises—big and small.
Interested supporters can donate by visiting redcross.org/donate, calling 1-800-RED-CROSS, or texting the word REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 contribution.
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