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Red Cross: Turn your clocks back, test your smoke alarms this weekend to help stay safe from home fires

On: November 3, 2022

As daylight saving time ends on November 6, the American Red Cross of Orange County encourages everyone to stay safe from home fires by testing their smoke alarms as they turn their clocks back this weekend. “Home fires claim more lives in a typical year than all natural disasters combined …continue reading

American Red Cross issues call to test smoke alarms

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On: November 5, 2019

In: Community, Home & Garden

The American Red Cross serving Orange County asks everyone to test their smoke alarms. “Home fires are our community’s most frequent disaster. So far this year, the local Red Cross has helped individuals impacted by nearly 100 home fires in Orange County,” said Linda Voss, Regional CEO of the Red …continue reading