{"id":7504,"date":"2009-10-01T23:12:40","date_gmt":"2009-10-02T03:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=7504"},"modified":"2020-12-06T15:05:15","modified_gmt":"2020-12-06T20:05:15","slug":"american-red-cross-urges-families-to-prepare-for-home-fires-during-fire-prevention-and-public-safety-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2009\/10\/01\/american-red-cross-urges-families-to-prepare-for-home-fires-during-fire-prevention-and-public-safety-month\/","title":{"rendered":"American Red Cross urges families to prepare for home fires during Fire Prevention and Public Safety Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Press release from the American Red Cross:<\/p>\n

American Red Cross urges families to prepare for home fires during Fire Prevention and Public Safety Month<\/strong>
\nOffers free presentations, demonstrations with FWFD<\/em><\/p>\n

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The American Red Cross is urging families to talk with their children about fire safety during the month of October. Children playing with fire cause about 300 deaths and $280 million in property damage each year nationwide according to the U.S. Fire Administration. And children under the age of five are twice as likely to die in a home fire than the rest of the U.S. population.<\/p>\n

“Unlike natural disasters, home fires can often be prevented,” states Katherine MacAulay, Director of Preparedness & Response for the American Red Cross of Northeast Indiana. “We want families to have the information and resources they need to educate their children and prevent a home fire tragedy.”<\/p>\n

The American Red Cross recommends that adults:<\/p>\n