AUGUSTA, Ga (WJBF)- The CSRA is experiencing unseasonably warm temperatures, but before long the cold weather will be back. That means people will be trying to stay warm and the risk of home fires will increase.
According to the American Red Cross, every 8 minutes they respond to a disaster and most of them are home fires. Unsafe practices while trying to stay warm can be devastating.
“We typically see an uptick in home fires in the winter months, obviously, and most of that is due to space heaters,” said Thomas Fairley, Executive Director for the East Central GA Red Cross…