As people turn their clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time Sunday, the Georgia Red Cross is encouraging people statewide to also test their smoke alarms.
Since the start of the year, Georgia Red Cross volunteers have aided more than 2,300 people, following over 900 home and apartment fires across the state, including 21 families who were displaced as a result of a large apartment fire that occurred at the MAA Brookhaven apartment complex in DeKalb County last week.
Day and night, volunteers have been on-hand to deliver help with urgent needs like emergency lodging, financial assistance, and recovery planning to families impacted by disaster.