Tag: fire
How To Put Out A Cooking Fire
This short video from the British Fire Brigade is pretty powerful. Watching it could very well save your life. (Note: The narrator talks about a “chip pan.” I think that’s what […]
I Lost My Home And 40 Years Worth Of Art
I felt a sharp pang of sadness when I heard Carl say those words.It seems like you hear a lot about people losing things like photographs or heirlooms in disaster. […]
Don’t Be A Doofus
Dan Doofus, that is. Poor Dan doesn’t know how to prevent fires. But he’s learning! I watched these short Fire Prevention Week cartoons on my way to work this morning […]
We’ve Got Good News (Blog)!
Hey, we made the Red Cross’ “Good News” blog! I think they highlighted Together We Prepare Our Neighborhood because it’s still Fire Prevention Week. For those unfamiliar with this particular […]
I Only Drink Tap Water
Yay! Our arch rivals, I mean, good friends at the Portland Water Bureau just sent us some super cool schwag: a Bull Run Water carafe, and a bunch of hip illustrated bumper stickers […]
Survey Finds Concerns About Economy May Increase Incidence Of Home Fires
According to a recent survey, 79%of Americans are concerned about the rising cost of heating their homes, and many will use an alternative heating source to reduce their bills this […]
VIDEO of Fireman Giving Cat CPR
Thanks to the anonymous commenter who provided us the actual video of the story I wrote about this morning. Here is firefighter Al Machado reviving the adorable feline:
It’s not just in the Portland area…
I just saw this article and had to post it. Apparently it’s not just our Chapter that has been responding to an unusual amount of house fires. The Register-Guard reports 30 house […]
Unusual Frequency
So, yeah, it looks like we have actually been responding to more fires than usual lately. Yesterday, Rodney in Emergency Services sent out a special volunteer recruitment email that started […]
More maps!
View Larger Map Another map for you. Wendy over at Red Cross Chat is making some very interesting maps lately. This one is of the many multi-family fires that have […]