Wilmington, DE, November 6, 2006 – A family of five, whose home was destroyed in a fire on Saturday afternoon at Elkton Point Road, was provided with emergency assistance by the American Red Cross of the Delmarva Peninsula The family members were provided with temporary accommodation, food and clothing by Red Cross Disaster Action Team volunteers. The family was also referred to other community agencies for their longer term disaster recovery needs.

The Red Cross urges families to take precautions to avoid preventable home fires, which account for the majority of personal disasters in local communities. As the weather becomes colder, fires caused by heating sources also become more common. Safety tips and information on home fires can be found at www.redcrossdelmarva.org.

United Way of Cecil County Member Agency

The American Red Cross of the Delmarva Peninsula is a member agency of the United Way of Cecil County, which brings people together to focus on key problems and issues, and invests in solutions to improve lives in Cecil County. Red Cross emergency humanitarian services, provided free of charge to local families struck by disasters – and many other disaster preparedness activities – are made possible in part by funding provided by the United Way of Cecil County.