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Red Cross Sees Dramatic Increase In Fire Responses

Vermont Public | By Nina Keck,

Sage Van Wing

Published February 24, 2014 at 3:03 PM EST

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Nearly every day in 2014, the Red Cross has been called to respond to a fire somewhere in our region. That is a dramatic increase over previous years.

Doug Bishop is with the American Red Cross of Vermont & The New Hampshire Upper Valley. He spoke with Vermont Edition about the fires they've responded to and what fire safety tips they recommend.