The American Red Cross is helping two families – two adults– two children after a fire yesterday on Deer Hill Avenue, Danbury. The Red Cross provided assistance to meet the families’ immediate needs. Responders included: Art Hopkins, Amy Thomas, and John Lennon.
The Red Cross is also providing comfort kits containing personal care items such as toothbrushes, deodorants, shaving supplies, and other items a resident might need when suddenly displaced from their home by a 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.
For more information about the Red Cross visit redcross.org and for information on our home fire preparedness campaign visit: http://www.redcross.org/ri/schedule-a-visit or call 1-877-287-3327 and press option 1.