Business Notes (10/28/15)
Red Cross, Lehigh fire department partner up to install smoke alarms
Florida’s Southern Gulf Red Cross Chapter continued its Home Fire Preparedness Campaign in Lehigh Acres this month.
Red Cross volunteers and Lehigh Acres Fire Control & Rescue installed 153 smoke alarms free of charge to residents.
The initiative aims to reduce the number of deaths and injuries caused by home fires by as much as 25 percent in the next five years.
Smoke alarm installation is critical to reducing home fire deaths.
During the installations, volunteers provided fire prevention tips and assisted residents in practicing fire escape plans.
Homes on Pinewood Boulevard, Aztec Lily Lane, Dawn Flower Circle, Desert Candle Circle, Health Aster Lane and Dutch Iris Lane were targeted.
The Red Cross is asking every household in America to take two simple steps that can save lives: checking or installing smoke alarms and practicing fire drills.
Research by the National Fire Protection Association indicates that working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in a fire in half.
Despite this compelling evidence, the need for smoke alarms remains great.
The Vision 20/20 project – a prevention initiative of the Institution of Fire Engineers, U.S. Branch -?estimates a need for more than 100 million smoke alarms in U.S. homes today, according to Bernadette Jay, regional communication and marking program manager with the American Red Cross.
Fall Job Fair planned
The Southwest Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will host its 2015 Fall Job Fair on Oct. 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Keiser University, at 9100 Forum Corporate Parkway, Fort Myers.
Participating companies include Latino 97.7, Keiser University, Lowe’s, Telemundo, BB&T, FOX 4, CenturyLink, LYNX Services, Collier County Sheriff’s Office, Univision SWFL, Sunstate Academy, LCEC, MundoMax, Fort Myers Broadcasting, Accin Hispana, Fifth Third Bank, Biotest Pharmaceuticals, Telediario, Lee Professional Institute, Tower Dental Arts, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, Hope HealthCare Services, Imagen Semanal, Comcast, Juan 1200/1460AM, Azteca America SWFL, CareerSource SW Florida, HolaCiudad.com, Nuevos Ecos, Lee Memorial Health System, Supervisor of Elections, United Way, Exitos Magazine and more.
Free and open to the public.
For information, call the chamber at (239) 418-1441 or e-mail info@hispanicchamberflorida.org.
Business Notes (10/28/15)
Red Cross, Lehigh fire department partner up to install smoke alarms
Florida’s Southern Gulf Red Cross Chapter continued its Home Fire Preparedness Campaign in Lehigh Acres this month.
Red Cross volunteers and Lehigh Acres Fire Control & Rescue installed 153 smoke alarms free of charge to residents.
The initiative aims to reduce the number of deaths and injuries caused by home fires by as much as 25 percent in the next five years.
Smoke alarm installation is critical to reducing home fire deaths.
During the installations, volunteers provided fire prevention tips and assisted residents in practicing fire escape plans.
Homes on Pinewood Boulevard, Aztec Lily Lane, Dawn Flower Circle, Desert Candle Circle, Health Aster Lane and Dutch Iris Lane were targeted.
The Red Cross is asking every household in America to take two simple steps that can save lives: checking or installing smoke alarms and practicing fire drills.
Research by the National Fire Protection Association indicates that working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in a fire in half.
Despite this compelling evidence, the need for smoke alarms remains great.
The Vision 20/20 project – a prevention initiative of the Institution of Fire Engineers, U.S. Branch -?estimates a need for more than 100 million smoke alarms in U.S. homes today, according to Bernadette Jay, regional communication and marking program manager with the American Red Cross.
Fall Job Fair planned
The Southwest Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will host its 2015 Fall Job Fair on Oct. 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Keiser University, at 9100 Forum Corporate Parkway, Fort Myers.
Participating companies include Latino 97.7, Keiser University, Lowe’s, Telemundo, BB&T, FOX 4, CenturyLink, LYNX Services, Collier County Sheriff’s Office, Univision SWFL, Sunstate Academy, LCEC, MundoMax, Fort Myers Broadcasting, Accin Hispana, Fifth Third Bank, Biotest Pharmaceuticals, Telediario, Lee Professional Institute, Tower Dental Arts, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, Hope HealthCare Services, Imagen Semanal, Comcast, Juan 1200/1460AM, Azteca America SWFL, CareerSource SW Florida, HolaCiudad.com, Nuevos Ecos, Lee Memorial Health System, Supervisor of Elections, United Way, Exitos Magazine and more.
Free and open to the public.
For information, call the chamber at (239) 418-1441 or e-mail info@hispanicchamberflorida.org.
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