The American Red Cross is helping one adult after a Monday fire on Shore Road, Branford. The Red Cross provided assistance to meet the family’s immediate needs. Responders included Patricia Breen, Tracy Sheer, and Ivette Ruiz.

The Red Cross is also providing comfort kits containing personal care items such as toothbrushes, deodorant, shaving supplies, and other items a resident might need when suddenly displaced from their home by a fire. In addition, a recovery envelope containing information helpful to families recovering from a fire, including tips on cleanup, notification of important contacts, dealing with damaged items, and more was provided.

Those affected will connect with Red Cross caseworkers in the coming days to work on a longer-term recovery plan. The Red Cross is able to provide assistance through the generosity of Red Cross donors and the commitment of its volunteers.

For more information about the Red Cross, visit redcross.org and for information on the Red Cross home fire preparedness campaign, visit http://www.redcross.org/ct/schedule-a-visit or call 1-877-287-3327 and press option 1.