Red Cross is Assisting 14 People After Multi-Home Fire in Cornelius

Credits: KOIN (06-24-2017) Schedule an appointment for trained Red Cross volunteers to install free smoke alarms in your home, review a fire safety and home hazard checklist and provide information about creating a fire escape plan by: 1. Calling 503-528-5783 2. Making an appointment online 3. Emailing [email protected] Each year, the Red Cross responds to nearly 64,000 disasters, the vast majority of which are home fires. So we set a goal to reduce fire-related deaths and injuries in the US by 25% by 2020. On average: 7 people die every day from a home fire, most impacting children and the elderly 36 people suffer injuries as a result of home fires every day Over $7 billion in property damage occurs every year