MO & AR Red Cross response to home fires

The Missouri and Arkansas Red Cross Region leads the nation in the number of home fires it responds to. 

A press release says from January to March of this year, the nonprofit responded to more than 1,100 house fires affecting close to 4,000 people in the Missouri and Arkansas region. That’s an increase of more than 230 fires compared to the same time last year. 

Chris Harmon, Regional Disaster Officer, says the figure does not mean it has more fires in the region, but it does mean the Missouri-Arkansas Red Cross has the highest response rate in the nation following home fires.