![]() ![]() The American Red Cross began responding to disasters in 1881 with the Michigan forest fire. ![]() American Red Cross photo by Rudolph Vetter. While the firemen control the blaze, American Red Cross volunteers comfort the family and work with the single family fire victims to provide food, clothing and shelter at no cost. At the time of this photo, more than 250 volunteers were giving their time to serving the disaster victims in Dayton. When disasters occur in the Dayton area, Red Cross disaster volunteers are ready to respond. Large or small, multi-family or single-family, the Red Cross is there to help. ![]() In Red Cross chapters, victims of one-family disasters, such as the fire pictured here, receive the same emergency relief and rehabilitation assistance as those involved in major disasters. If you’ve heard of the Home Fire Campaign, you may think we’ve only been at this since 2014, but it’s actually been much longer. They’re no longer alone.īut why the Red Cross? The short answer is that we’re fulfilling our mission to alleviate human suffering. These volunteers answer calls at all hours of the day and night they make sure the people have a warm bed to sleep in, a nutritious meal, clean clothes, access to a phone and a helping hand as they work to piece together their recovery plan. As firefighters race to the home, the fire department calls to dispatch American Red Cross responders. The answer is much simpler than it appears. Where will they go? What will they wear to work tomorrow? How will they feed their kids breakfast? The questions loop on a never ending reel. For far too many Americans, this is a harsh reality. Of these daily disasters, seven people will die from a home fire and 36 people will have injuries. ![]() American Red Cross photo by Rudolph Vetter.Įach night while you and I are sleeping, there are families across the country who wake up to smoke, flames and firefighters working to put out the blaze engulfing their home. ![]()
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