by Aabye-Gayle D. Francis-Favilla Corduroy, the teddy bear Aabye had since birth, survived the fire.  The days immediately followin...

 Brendan (left) and Eric Hodges  As trained volunteer firefighters, brothers Eric and Brendan Hodges were very familiar with pu...

by Aabye-Gayle D. Francis-Favilla This is what became of the apartment directly above ours.  Isn’t it amazing how a flame that starts o...

By Aabye-Gayle Francis-Favilla Back in December of 2010, my husband and I were displaced from our home due to a fire. There have been many ...

With Thanksgiving behind us and the holidays not too far into the future I start to feel the pressure. From the beginning of last week we h...

I have been a Red Cross employee for about sixteen years, serving primarily as a community affairs agent for the Atlanta Chapter. From 1994 ...

Six member of Team Red Cross on Staten Island before the race.  The ING New York City Marathon took place yesterday on a perfect autumn...