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  • Red Cross Responds to Home Fire In East Fairview, ND

    Brian Shawn|Feb 18, 2015

    E. FAIRVIEW, N.D. — Volunteers with the American Red Cross responded to a home fire on North Dakota 200 in E. Fairview, ND over the weekend to provide assistance with immediate needs to an individual displaced. The Red Cross is providing assistance with food, clothing, shoes, seasonal garments and emergency lodging in a Sidney, MT hotel for the person affected. The Dakotas Region responded to over 350 home fires last year. The Red Cross urges people to know what steps they can take to help prevent fires. MAKE A PLAN You may only have two minute...

  • Red Cross Volunteers Critical In Western North Dakota & Eastern Montana As Population Increases

    Brian Shawn|Feb 11, 2015

    Local Red Cross volunteers respond at all hours of the day and night with food, blankets, clothing, lodging, and comfort to help more than 500 people with nowhere else to turn after disasters in 2014. That includes 15 families displaced after a tornado hit Watford City, ND last summer. As the population in western North Dakota and eastern Montana increases, the need for volunteers and capacity also rises. From home fires to blizzards and tornadoes to floods, the Red Cross will be there. But we can’t do it without the help of our neighbors. 9...

  • Red Cross Volunteers Critical In Western North Dakota & Eastern Montana As Population Increases

    Brian Shawn|Jan 21, 2015

    Local Red Cross volunteers respond at all hours of the day and night with food, blankets, clothing, lodging, and comfort to help more than 500 people with nowhere else to turn after disasters in 2014. That includes 15 families displaced after a tornado hit Watford City, ND last summer. As the population in western North Dakota and eastern Montana increases, the need for volunteers and capacity also rises. From home fires to blizzards and tornadoes to floods, the Red Cross will be there. But we can’t do it without the help of our neighbors. 9...