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The biggest disaster threat to families across our nation every day isn't floods, hurricanes or tornadoes, it is fire. Last year, the American Red Cross responded to more than 63,000 fires. That's about 170 responses a day–one every eight minutes.

October is Fire Safety Month and the American Red Cross is encouraging people to take steps to minimize the risk of home fires by remembering two key fire safety tips: install a smoke alarm and develop a fire escape plan. Read more...

Reduce Your Risk
You can better protect your loved ones by removing fire hazards and using this Fire Prevention Checklist.
Make a Plan to Protect Your Family
Install and learn how to maintain smoke alarms.
Create a household fire escape plan.
If a Fire Occurs
Should a fire occur, learn what you can do to protect yourself and loved ones.

How the Red Cross helps
The Red Cross is committed to teaching people the skills they need to prevent home fires, and helping people recover after a fire happens. At any time of day or night, trained Red Cross volunteers respond to the scene of home fires and provide food, shelter and emotional support, free of cost to those affected.

How you can help

Red Cross chapters nationwide depend on the generous support of financial donors to respond to their community members who are affected by home fires. You can find additional safety information or make a donation to help your neighbors who are affected by home fires in your community.

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SEARCH Helping Our Community Our Community Helping Our Youth Empowered How You Can Help Make A Plan Get Trained Give Blood Volunteer Donate Money	Find Courses, Blood Drives, and Events! ______________________________________________________________________ Holiday Mail for Our Heroes! The biggest disaster threat to families across our nation every day isn't floods, hurricanes or tornadoes, it is fire. Last year, the American Red Cross responded to more than 63,000 fires. That's about 170 responses a day–one every eight minutes. October is Fire Safety Month and the American Red Cross is encouraging people to take steps to minimize the risk of home fires by remembering two key fire safety tips: install a smoke alarm and develop a fire escape plan. Read more... Reduce Your Risk You can better protect your loved ones by removing fire hazards and using this Fire Prevention Checklist. Make a Plan to Protect Your Family Install and learn how to maintain smoke alarms. Create a household fire escape plan. If a Fire Occurs Should a fire occur, learn what you can do to protect yourself and loved ones. How the Red Cross helps The Red Cross is committed to teaching people the skills they need to prevent home fires, and helping people recover after a fire happens. At any time of day or night, trained Red Cross volunteers respond to the scene of home fires and provide food, shelter and emotional support, free of cost to those affected. How you can help Red Cross chapters nationwide depend on the generous support of financial donors to respond to their community members who are affected by home fires. You can find additional safety information or make a donation to help your neighbors who are affected by home fires in your community. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Flu-Prevention Tips For Children Find flu information Services brought to you in part through support from the All content is property of the American Red Cross. Use or reproduction without the written consent of the American Red Cross is strictly prohibited.