Red Cross Assisted Salem Family After Fire

SALEM, NH — The American Red Cross responded to a fire on Mulberry Terrace in Salem, on Oct. 12, 2016, that has displaced three adults, two children and their pets. The Red Cross Disaster Action Team volunteers met with the residents, according to Vickie Bechum, to ensure that everyone had a safe place to sleep and has food, clothing and other essentials.

Over the next several days, according to a press statement, a Red Cross client casework volunteers will stay in contact with the family and provide referrals, as they begin their road to recovery.

In New Hampshire and Vermont, a family is displaced by a disaster – most usually a home fire, on average, every 17 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.

The Red Cross and community partners around the country are participating in a campaign called the “Home Fire Preparedness Campaign.” If you, or someone you know doesn’t have smoke alarms installed in your home, Red Cross is working with local teams to install them. If you are in need of someone to install smoke alarms, please call the American Red Cross to arrange for a free smoke alarm installation or battery check at 1-800-464-6692.