Red Cross this afternoon assisted a family in North Bend, Oregon after a single family fire. Two adults, two children and a chihuahua in the 2000 block of Virginia Court received assistance, including lodging, comfort kits, stuffed animals, local resource information and referral to disaster health and disaster mental health services. The Red Cross advocates emergency preparedness: Get informed, make a plan, build a kit, and suggests taking a few moments to review your family’s exit plan should there be a fire in your home. Know what to do before, during and after a home fire. This information, and more, is available at www.redcross.org or in a free Prepare! Resource Guide published by the American Red Cross Cascades Region. The guide can be downloaded at http://rdcrss.org/1zq8XW6
