Red Cross Responds to Multiple Home Fires Over the Weekend

MIAMI, Fla. (April 12, 2021) — Throughout the weekend, American Red Cross volunteers from the South Florida Region responded to multiple home fires impacting families in the following cities: Miami, North Miami Beach, Hialeah, Doral, Jupiter, Royal Palm Beach, Sebring, and Cape Coral.

On Friday evening, Red Cross Disaster Action Team volunteers responded to three home fires. One impacting a family of five, including two children in Royal Palm Beach, Fla., a Cape Coral, Fla. home fire impacting two adults, and a home fire in Sebring, Fla. impacting three adults.

On Saturday, the Red Cross responded to two additional home fires. The first impacted a family of five, including two children in Doral, Fla., and a Miami, Fla. home fire that impacted a family of three, including one child.

On Sunday, the Red Cross responded to another two home fires in Jupiter, Fla. impacting seven people, including four children, and a Hialeah, Fla. home fire impacting six people, including one child.

During the night Monday morning, the Red Cross responded to a multi-family fire in North Miami Beach, Fla. impacting 28 people, including five children.

The Red Cross helped coordinate emergency aid for the 59 individuals impacted and provided direct client assistance and recovery planning to meet their disaster-caused needs.

Red Cross volunteers have been trained to follow proper safety procedures and protocols to continue serving communities impacted by local disasters during the coronavirus outbreak.

Families in our community, across the country, and around the world turn to the Red Cross every day for help because #EmergenciesDontStop. Hospital patients still need lifesaving blood; neighbors still need food, shelter and care after disasters; and military families still need support. Your help is needed to fulfill the urgent needs of our mission today at redcross.org/SouthFlorida.

HOW PEOPLE CAN TAKE ACTION:

• Make a financial donation to their local Red Cross to help people affected by home fires and other disasters in the United States and around the world. Visit redcross.org/donate.
• Visit redcross.org/homefires to find out how to protect themselves and their homes from fire.
• Become a Red Cross volunteer by applying at redcross.org/sflvolunteer.   
• Download the Red Cross Emergency App by visiting redcross.org/apps or texting 'GETEMERGENCY' to 90999. This all-inclusive app combines more than 35 emergency alerts to help keep the user safe. And the Monster Guard mobile app is specially designed for kids, teaching them to prepare for emergencies at home by playing an engaging game.

About the American Red Cross:
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org/southflorida and visit us on Facebook and Twitter at @SFLRedCross.