
There are really simple little things you can do to be ready just in case something should happen.”Īccording to the American Red Cross at the KMCC, the following are precautions military members and their families can take to maximize their safety before or during a fire.

“So, what we’re doing at the American Red Cross with our partners at the fire department here is to give them the education they need to make smart decisions about their home fire safety. “People always think it’s not going to happen to me,” Cohn said. Phyllis Cohn, American Red Cross regional program director for armed forces, in Ramstein, Germany, acknowledges it’s easy for families to neglect proper precautions for fire safety.

These efforts were designed to emphasize continued awareness on fire safety. Volunteers from the American Red Cross will also be visiting single family residences on Ramstein on May 12 where they are expected to pass out important information and tips concerning what to do in the event of a fire. RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany - Kaiserslautern Military Community Fire Emergency Service members and American Red Cross members handed out two hundred free smoke detector batteries and fire safety information brochures to customers at the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 10, 2018.
