To reduce the high number of home fire fatalities and injuries, the Red Cross launched the Home Fire Campaign in 2014. When a home fire happens, those inside often have less than two minutes to get out safely. On average seven people die each day from these fires and 36 people are injured. responds to a fire somewhere in the nation, according to the National Fire Protection Association.
Every 24 seconds, a fire department in the U.S. Home fires are the most frequent and deadliest disaster in the United States. “They also sent a package of information for me to read.” “A month prior to the fire, the Red Cross did a telephone interview to educate us on fire preparedness, how to prepare an evacuation plan, how to use fire extinguishers, how to make sure our smoke alarms were working,” said Metz.
One of the first things we did when we got out was to get our cars out of the driveway and away from the house. “Before, I wouldn’t have thought about my cars, full of gasoline, as being accelerants. Having the Red Cross training was helpful. They were able to respond quickly and evacuate safely due to the knowledge and evacuation planning provided them by the Red Cross.
When the fire happened, the family of five, including one person who uses a walker, had to evacuate. The family credits preparedness information learned through the American Red Cross Home Fire Campaign for safely evacuating. The Metz family’s Roseville home caught fire in August, 2021. Paula Metz and her family know firsthand the value of the American Red Cross Home Fire Campaign. You will automatically be redirected in 5 seconds.ARC Gold Country Tweets by arcgoldcountry The City of Pompano Beach takes no responsibility for and makes no representations for whether this third party site has multi-lingual or accessibility capability. The City of Pompano Beach cautions you to use good judgment and to determine the privacy policy of 3rd party sites before you provide any personal information. Please be aware when you travel from The City of Pompano Beach’s website to another site, whether through links The City of Pompano Beach provides or otherwise, you will be subject to the privacy policies, or lack thereof, of other sites. The City of Pompano Beach does not endorse and is not responsible for the content, products, or services available on other sites. The City of Pompano Beach does not control such sites, and is not responsible for their content or the products and services offered therein. These links are provided for your convenience and reference only. Please be aware you are about to leave the City of Pompano Beach website and enter another site operated by a third party. Leaving the City of Pompano Beach Website
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