CENTRAL CALIFORNIA—Thanksgiving and the day before are the top two days in this country for the chance of a cooking fire in someone’s home. Cooking causes an average of 158,400 home fires per year. This is 44% of all home fires in the United States. The American Red Cross, Central California Region, offers safety steps everyone can follow if they ...

FRESNO — Daylight saving time ends on November 3, and the American Red Cross encourages everyone to test their smoke alarms as they turn their clocks back to make sure the devices are working. “Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in a home fire in half as you only have about two minutes to safely get out,” said ...

FRESNO — During Fire Prevention Week (October 6-12), the American Red Cross of the Central Valley reminds everyone home fires claim more lives in a typical year than all natural disasters combined. To help protect your household, test your smoke alarms each month and practice your escape plan until everyone can get out in less than two minutes. Fire now travels ...

CENTRAL SIERRA — The Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit wants to remind everyone that on Sunday, Mar. 12, daylight saving time begins. When you set your clocks forward one hour, they also suggest you make another change that could save your life: change the battery in your smoke alarm. A working smoke alarm provides an early warning of a fire and critical extra seconds for you ...