9/1/2009 - Stay Safe with a Fire Prevention & Safety Checklist
Protect yourself and your family by removing fire hazards, having working smoke alarms, and practicing fire escape plans. Use the American Red Cross Fire Prevention & Safety Checklist to help you.
8/29/2009 - Red Cross helps elderly man displaced when home destroyed
The Red Cross in Highlands County was there to help an elderly man in Avon Park, who was left without a home after fire destroyed it on Saturday, Aug. 29.
7/24/2009 - Red Cross finishes feeding firefighters at Highlands landfill fire
Red Cross volunteers completed a feeding operation at the Highlands County landfill just before 11 a.m. this morning (July 24), after feeding breakfast to roughly 60 firefighters and emergency personnel.
7/23/2009 - Red Cross CEO Delivers One-Year Anniversary Speech at Historic National Press Club
Gail McGovern, President and CEO of the American Red Cross, spoke of first-year triumphs and challenges in a speech entitled Navigating a Nonprofit through Turbulent Economic Waters at the National Press Club.
7/22/2009 - Red Cross honors Southeastern University lifeguards for saving a life
Lifeguards Ashley Miller, 21, and Ben Garrison 19, credit their Red Cross training with giving them the presence of mind to do their jobs and save the life of a drowning swimmer in June 15, 2009.
As reports of the swine flu continue to dominate national headlines, the American Red Cross recommends individuals, families and businesses follow basic safety tips to prevent the spread of illness.
