HAINES CITY, FL (June 24, 2008) — On Tuesday, American Red Cross volunteers helped a family in Haines City whose home had caught fire the previous night.
Volunteers with the American Red Cross Polk County Chapter’s Disaster Action Team arrived at 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 24, at the home on Langston Avenue in Haines City. They provided the two adults there with temporary shelter other assistance.
Local Red Cross volunteers will follow up with the family after this initial assistance to be sure immediate emergency needs are met, and refer them to other United Way of Central Florida agencies if more help is needed.
Tuesday’s fire follows a weekend when two families were affected by fire on Friday, June 20, with another six families affected by fire in one 24-hour period. (Saturday, June 21).
With less than a week left to go in the service year, Red Cross volunteers throughout the Polk County Chapter service area (Polk and Highlands Counties) have assisted 240 families affected by local disasters – mostly single-home and apartment fires. This is an increase of more than 100 families over the previous service year.
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