Community Engagement in Wheaton - A dozen Red Cross NCGC MontgomeryCo(MD)Fire blended teams engaged in today’s ‘Sound the Alarm’ initiative visited hundreds of homes, checked & installed smoke alarms, perform safety evaluations & met lots of curious residents & neighbors in the process

Sound-the-Alarm MontgomeryCo(MD)Fire working w/ partners Red Cross NCGC TODAY along w/ Kensington VFD MoCo(MD) Vol. Fire WVRS & many volunteers we collectively educated about home fire safety & installed smoke alarms, serving more than 200 people Montgomery County MD Government

Update - N. Leisure World/Pine Orchard Dr, Leisure World, dispatched for vehicle into flooding high/water. MontgomeryCo(MD)Fire BT725 made shallow water crossing w/ 1 rescued from vehicle 

"Sound the Alarm was both a rewarding and humbling experience. Rewarding because we were sure that each alarm installed would help save lives in the event of a fire. Humbling because the people trusted us and welcomed us into their homes." rdcrss.org/3Ume3Bx #EndHomeFires

Los voluntarios son el alma de la Cruz Roja, ya que representan más del 90% de nuestra fuerza laboral. Visite CruzRojaAmericana.org/voluntarios para saber cómo puede apoyar a su comunidad.

Blood donors urgently needed! The American Red Cross is facing a severe blood shortage as requests from hospitals are exceeding the available supply of blood, drawing down the blood supply by about 35% over the past month. redcross.org/about-us/news-…

NEW: The National Weather Service has raised the winter storm threat to its highest level for Sunday for the entire DC region. This means a high threat of a high impact winter storm that causes significant travel delays, closures and threats to life and property.

Sleet is inevitable Sunday. Here’s why we don’t want freezing rain. Snow will change to sleet on Sunday — there’s no getting around that. Sleet is made of tiny ice pellets — partially melted snowflakes that refreeze near the ground. They’re slippery, but the good news is sleet

Our team is #RedCrossReady to respond and help after disasters every day of the year, and trainings like this recent exercise in Wheaton, Maryland keep our skills sharp. Learn more or get involved: RedCross.org 🎥 Video by #RedCrossNCGC volunteer Yogi Leksono

Busy day MontgomeryCo(MD)Fire FS725 (Aspen Hill) Red Cross NCGC ‘Sound the Alarm’ & SafeKids car seat program! Today MontgomeryCo(MD)Fire CRR spent time w/ families educating, helping ensure car seats are installed & used correctly, plus focus on smoke & CO alarms & FFs are educating on stroke awareness, too

Nexstar and Tegna’s merger was just given a special green light by Trump’s FCC. Never heard of these companies? Well, they could soon control your local news stations. Watch.

Worldwide Caution: The Department of State advises Americans worldwide, and especially in the Middle East, to exercise increased caution.  Americans abroad should follow the guidance in security alerts issued by the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate.  Periodic airspace closures

In Iran, the future of war has definitively come into view. Advanced military technology had already made war precise. Now with high-volume drone warfare in Iran, that precision is mass-produced. My take:

Update - 4700blk Merivale Rd, Chevy Chase, fatal house fire, initial dispatch about 545a MontgomeryCo(MD)Fire on scene

Millones de pesos de México terminan en manos de la dictadura cubana. Contratos por más de 227 millones de pesos lo documentan. La investigación es de Latinus.

Women & girls are being systematically excluded in Afghanistan, barred from education, removed from public transport & denied access to markets & services UN Human Rights calls for an immediate end to the discrimination. ohchr.org/en/stories/202…

🌊 #Sargassum Forecast Update! All the latest predictions are now online — only on Sargassum Monitoring! 🛰️ Updated daily ✅ Accurate & independent 📸 Share your beach photos to keep the map alive 👉 sargassummonitoring.com/en/ #sargazo #sargasse #sargassummonitoring

She lost everything in a fire. A Red Cross volunteer stood with her. “It was like free therapy.” Sometimes, what people need most isn’t money. It’s someone who shows up. This National Volunteer Month, thank you to those who do. Join us: RedCross.org/Volunteer

Red Cross volunteer Michelle Mach of Gaithersburg, Md is packing to deploy to Guam as Super Typhoon Sinlaku hits the island. She is among volunteers from MD, DC, DE and VA answering the call. Help people affected by disasters: RedCross.org.