DENHAM SPRINGS, La. (Louisiana First) — The American Red Cross of Louisiana and the Denham Springs Fire Department are teaming up this weekend to help families prevent what experts call the nation’s most common disaster — home fires.

“So we respond as the Red Cross. We respond to 65,000 disasters a year, but the majority of them are home fires,” said Red Cross representative Damyionne Brown. “And it actually takes the lives of seven people within a week.”

Many of those fires happen right here in the Capital Region. That’s why the Red Cross and the Denham Springs Fire Department are hosting a Fire Prevention Fair during National Fire Prevention Week.

“This event is a fire prevention and safety event,” Brown said. “We have different local vendors coming out, and families can take part in

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