Red Cross Teaches Fire Safety in Anderson

The American Red Cross, local fire departments, and volunteers visited homes in Anderson County on Saturday to teach people how to prepare for home fires and install smoke alarms.

Each year, South Carolina ranks in the top 10 states for home fire deaths per capita.

The Red Cross helps more than 7,100 people a year who are victims of disasters, primarily home fires, in South Carolina. 

Teams of Red Cross volunteers, firefighters, and volunteers from Clemson University's Gamma Gamma sorority went door-to-door in the Abney Mill area of Anderson and in the Homeland Park community.

Volunteers and firefighters met with families to test and install smoke alarms, create a home fire escape plan and discussed the importance of having everyone in the household know what to do in case of a fire.