Hartland Township Family Safe but Displaced After Morning Fire Hartland Township Family Safe but Displaced After Morning Fire

11/26/13 - Tragedy struck at a Hartland Township home early this morning, leaving a local family displaced. The Livingston County Chapter American Red Cross responded a fire at a home on Remsing Road in Hartland Township at around 5:30 this morning. Two adults and four children were inside when the fire broke out and managed to get out safely but some pets perished. The Red Cross says the home is not able to be occupied and it has provided comfort kits, blankets, some items of clothing to the family. Livingston County Chapter Executive Renee Wyatt says the biggest disaster threat to families isn’t floods, hurricanes or tornadoes but fire. She says home fires are a common and deadly threat because they happen so quickly and they urge everyone to develop a fire escape plan, eliminate potential hazards and make sure they have working smoke alarms. (JM)