Displaced Bedford Family Getting Red Cross Assistance

The American Red Cross is responding to a fire on Burleigh Terrace in Bedford, that has displaced a family of seven, according to a press statement. Red Cross volunteers are arriving to assist that family as well as providing food and drink support for the firefighters on scene, according to Lloyd Ziel of the American Red Cross.

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Red Cross Disaster Action Team volunteers will meet with the residents and will ensure everyone has a safe place to sleep and has food, clothing and other essentials. Over the next several days, Red Cross client casework volunteers will stay in contact with the family and provide referrals, as they begin their road to recovery.

The team was also on Windsor Way in Barnstead this morning after a fire displaced eight people and their pets.

In New Hampshire and Vermont, a family is displaced by a disaster – most usually a home fire, on average, every 20 hours.

You can help people affected by disasters like home fires and countless other crises by making a donation to support American Red Cross Disaster Relief. Your gift enables the Red Cross to prepare for, respond to and help people recover from disasters big and small. Visit redcross.org/NHVT, call 1-800-464-6692, or text REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation.