Red Cross Helps Danbury and New Milford Residents After House Fire

The American Red Cross is helping ten people after five separate fires yesterday/today in New Milford, Danbury, Tolland, New Britain, and Meriden.

The Red Cross is helping:

• One family – four adults and one child -- after a fire today on Lone Oak Drive, New Milford
• One family – four adults and one child -- after a fire today on East Pembroke Road, Danbury

In each instance, the Red Cross provided assistance to meet the families’ immediate needs. Responders included: Tom Shugrue, Jennifer Rivera, Ginger Flynn, Cathy and Jim Tsacoyeanes, Bert Goff, Anne Marie Braun, Roy Maynard, Karl Kuhn, Lionel Dunlap, Elizabeth Webster, John Lennon, and Amy Thomas.

The Red Cross is also providing comfort kits containing personal care items such as toothbrushes, deodorant; shaving supplies and other items a resident might not have been able to gather in the rush to escape the fire. In addition, a recovery envelope containing information helpful to families recovering from a fire, including tips on cleanup; notification of important contacts; dealing with damaged items and more was provided. 

Red Cross caseworkers will follow up with those affected in the coming days to work on a longer-term recovery plan. The Red Cross is able to provide assistance through the generosity of our donors and the commitment of our volunteers.

For more information about the Red Cross visit redcross.org and for information on our home fire preparedness campaign visit: http://www.redcross.org/ct/schedule-a-visit or call 1-877-287-3327 and press option 1.