![]() ![]() The Red Cross Home Fire Campaign is a multi-year effort to reduce the number of home fire deaths and injuries by 25 percent. “Because of the tremendous efforts of our volunteers working alongside our partners like the Greater Auburn-Gresham Community Development Corporation, hundreds of families in our community are now safer and know how to escape their home in less than two minutes if a fire should occur,” said Harley Jones, Regional Disaster Officer, American Red Cross of Chicago & Northern Illinois. ![]() Locally, the Red Cross will install more than 6,600 smoke alarms in Chicago and communities across Northern Illinois in the coming months. Through the nationwide Home Fire Campaign, the Red Cross and its partners have saved more than 90 lives and installed more than a quarter of a million smoke alarms in homes across the country since October 2014. David Moore, and State Senator Jacqueline Collins also participated in the community safety event.Įvery eight minutes and other family is affected by a disaster, the most common is a home fire. The Red Cross volunteers, the GAGDC volunteers, and the elected officials all had a hand in saving lives, one smoke alarm at a time.”Ĭommunity leaders including Ald. ![]() “Connecting with so many residents including a large number of seniors to bring fire safety education and install new 10-year smoke alarms was a tremendous experience. “The event was quite inspiring,” said Carlos Nelson, Executive Director of the Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation. More than 60 volunteers from both organizations also educated residents about fire safety and helped families create a personalized escape plan to exit their home during an emergency. The American Red Cross, joined by community volunteers from the Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation, went door-to-door in the Auburn-Gresham community on the city’s South Side and installed more than 400 smoke alarms in a single day on Saturday, July 23. ![]() (Photos by Danny Diaz & Ira Meinhofer, Public Affairs Volunteers, American Red Cross of Chicago & Northern Illinois) ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |