American Red Cross Stresses Family Preparedness During National Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 7-13
U.S. Newswire, October, 2007
To: NATIONAL EDITORS
Contact: Carrie Housman, 1-202-303-4485, or Jenny Brennan, 1- 202-303-4460, both of the American Red Cross
Red Cross Fire Response up 10% in Six Years
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Red Cross urges families to prepare for and take action to prevent home fires during National Fire Prevention Week --- Practice Your Escape Plan, October 7-13. Home fires are not only the most common disaster that the Red Cross responds to but also the most preventable. Nationally, the number of home fires the Red Cross responds to is up 10 percent since the year 2000. Alarmingly, only 26 percent of families have actually developed and practiced a home fire escape plan, according to a May 2006 poll conducted by ORC International on...
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