by Gordon Williams Visit just one fire scene, work your way through one burned-out dwelling, and you’ll understand why every second counts when a home catches fire. Until you see it first-hand, you can't imagine the devastation a fire can cause. A fire doubles in size every 30 seconds. As it spreads, it consumes … Continue reading When Every Second Counts
Best Friends–Now Red Cross Teammates
By Sara Shager Photos by Betsy Robertson American Red Cross volunteers Linda Strong and Betty Jackson have been associated with the Greater Inland Northwest Chapter in Wenatchee for three years this fall. “It’s so heartwarming to help the people who have just lived through a disaster,” says Betty. “The volunteer work we do with the … Continue reading Best Friends–Now Red Cross Teammates
Sounding the Alarm for her Neighbors
By: Dale Steinke Photos by: Betsy Robertson If someone offered to put something in your house that might save your family’s life at some point over the next 10 years… and do it for free, would you take advantage of it? When Gretchen Atkinson, chairman of Shoreline’s Meridian Park Neighborhood Association, learned about how people … Continue reading Sounding the Alarm for her Neighbors
Give Your Home an Autumn Safety Check
By Gordon Williams Colder weather is just ahead and colder weather brings frosty cheeks, falling leaves, football--and fires. The government’s U.S. Fire Administration says the frequency of home fires bottoms out in September and then climbs month-by-month as winter settles in. Peak month for home fires is January. Lisa Braxton of the Public Education Division … Continue reading Give Your Home an Autumn Safety Check
Sounding the (Silent) Alarm
By: Diane Toomey Edited by: Nancy Waddell Seven times a day someone in this country dies in a home fire, most often occurring in homes that lack working smoke alarms. A smoke alarm almost doubles your chance of surviving a home fire, one of the most common disasters in the U.S. As part of our Sound … Continue reading Sounding the (Silent) Alarm
Sounding the Alarm in Lake Wenatchee
By: Betsy Robertson Lake Wenatchee is a unique community, located about 20 miles east of Stevens Pass, arguably providing the very best of what our northwest lifestyle has to offer. Residents and weekenders are presented with year-round recreation, including cross country and downhill skiing, snowmobiling, camping, hiking, fly fishing … the list goes on. It’s what attracted … Continue reading Sounding the Alarm in Lake Wenatchee
Local Survivor Combats Risk with Readiness
By: Sara Shager The Red Cross recently installed smoke alarms in several mobile homes in the Port Susan Camping Club in Tulalip, Washington. The need for working smoke alarms in close-quartered camping clubs is extremely high. The forest surrounding the club increases the risk of fires spreading from home to home. As volunteers finished one … Continue reading Local Survivor Combats Risk with Readiness
Inspiring Families to be Safe
By Kristi Sanders Photos by: Lucia Scordamaglia As an AmeriCorps member of the American Red Cross, my role is focused primarily on teaching kids and adults about Disaster and Home Fire Preparedness. So when presented with an invitation to participate in the annual King County Fire & Life Safety Association’s Kids Safety Day, my answer … Continue reading Inspiring Families to be Safe
New Smoke Alarms Brighten Family Shelter
Written by: Nashika Stanbro Edited by: Nancy Waddell Usually, volunteers with the Red Cross Home Fire Campaign visit single family residences to install smoke alarms and educate residents on fire safety. But recently, Snohomish County volunteers were able to extend this service to a transitional housing shelter. Red Cross volunteers Kathy and Richard Kennard … Continue reading New Smoke Alarms Brighten Family Shelter
The Harlem Globetrotters Entertain in Seattle and Assist the Red Cross
The Harlem Globetrotters dribbled their way into Seattle this weekend to provide family-friendly entertainment and to contribute to the efforts of the Red Cross to help communities across the Pacific Northwest prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters big and small. By Chris Granville It was a nail-biter of a game as the Harlem … Continue reading The Harlem Globetrotters Entertain in Seattle and Assist the Red Cross
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