Baldwin Volunteer FD partners with Red Cross

Baldwin’s Volunteer Fire Department to partner with American Red Cross to distribute smoke alarms and educate the citizens about fire escape plans in the Town of Baldwin.
Baldwin Volunteer Firefighters and the American Red Cross Volunteers will be going door to door, in a predetermined target area, to install smoke alarms. Also, part of this mission is to provide fire escape education too.
On Saturday, Nov. 11 from 9:45 a.m. until noon, volunteers from both organizations will be out and about on foot distributing the smoke alarms and proving fire escape training.
“Since launching the Home Fire Campaign, a national effort to reduce deaths and injuries caused by home fires in the U.S. by 25 percent by 2020, 285 lives have been saved, including 11 here in Louisiana,” Joshua Joachim, Chief Executive for the Louisiana Red Cross, said. “As we celebrate the installation of our one-millionth smoke alarm nationwide this past week, we look forward to continuing to work alongside our partners like the Baldwin Volunteer Fire Department to provide this free, life-saving service to our communities.”
“This year we have experienced an increase in the amount fires we have responded to and also have had two fire fatalities in our service area,” Lance Mire, Fire Chief for the Baldwin Volunteer Fire Department, said. “The American Red Cross is one of the organizations we call to help families after the effects of fire but this time they will be helping with a proactive approach”.
Volunteers from both organizations will be out in the town Nov. 11 from 9:45 a.m. until noon installing smoke alarms and educating the public about fire escape plans.
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 or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.