Red Cross Disaster Action Team Helps
after Fatal Salt Lake City Apartment Fire
 
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| Susan Thomas |
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January 18, 2010
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SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH ( Monday, January 18, 2010)— The Greater Salt Lake Area Chapter of the American Red Cross is helping two families due to the apartment fire today at 236 East and 3560 South in Salt Lake City. One family is made up of two adults and one child. They are moving to another unit in the same building. The Red Cross will help them with food, clothing and cots. The Red Cross will also help the other family, the mother of the son who perished in the fire and her other son, with lodging and any other immediate essential needs they have, including counseling if desired. A mental health team is on the way to offer help to this family.
Red Cross Chapters in Utah responded to 114 disasters last year. Some of them rendering multiple families homeless. Nationwide, the American Red Cross’s local chapters help victims of major and minor disasters by offering immediate comfort, which may include food, a warm place to stay, clothing, emotional support and other life necessities. Volunteers give comfort kits to victims of fire, flood or other disasters. The kits include helpful items like toothbrushes, toothpaste and a toy for children.
How you can help:
Help people affected by disasters like this fire by donating to your local Chapter. On those rare occasions when donations exceed Red Cross expenses for a specific disaster, contributions are used to prepare for and serve victims of other disasters. Learn more www.utahredcross.org.
About the American Red Cross, Greater Salt Lake Area Chapter:
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and counsels victims of disasters; teaches lifesaving skills; provides blood to 30 area hospitals; and supports military members and their families. The organization also provides emergency utility assistance and international family tracing services. The American Red Cross is a nonprofit organization, not a government funded agency, which depends entirely upon volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its humanitarian mission. Donate your time or resources to the Greater Salt Lake Area Chapter of the American Red Cross by calling 801-323-7000 or visit www.utahredcross.org.
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