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Northeast Ohio Home Fire Campaign

9/4/2018 (Permalink)

The Red Cross is working to reduce death and injury from home fires by 25%. 

American Red Cross Home Fire Campaign

The Home Fire Campaign helps save lives by installing free smoke alarms in homes that don't have them, and by educating people about home fire safety.

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Together we installed 1 million smoke alarms – a major milestone achieved!

 

Thank you to the thousands of volunteers that joined us to Sound the Alarm to install 100,000 free smoke alarms in at-risk communities across more than 100 cities. Together, we’re saving lives!

Help save lives in your community.

Every day, seven people die in home fires, most in homes that lack working smoke alarms. Sadly, children and the elderly disproportionately lose their lives. The American Red Cross wants to improve the odds and save lives, that’s why we launched our Home Fire Campaign in 2014.

A critical part of the campaign is Sound the Alarm, a series of home fire safety and smoke alarm installation events across the country. Red Cross volunteers, along with fire departments and other partners canvass at-risk neighborhoods, installing free smoke alarms, replacing batteries in existing alarms, and providing fire prevention and safety education. In just three years, we’ve accomplished so much, including the installation of more than 1 million smoke alarms and prepared more than 1 million people against home fires through our home visits.

Get Involved

There are several ways you can get involved with Sound the Alarm: Volunteer to install smoke alarms in your community.

Find Local Volunteer Opportunities 

 Fundraise to support the Home Fire Campaign.

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 Make a donation to support Sound the Alarm.

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The Red Cross Responds to a Home Fire or Other Disaster Every 8 Minutes.

In Northeast Ohio, the Red Cross and its partners have:Previous 

Made 15,336 households safer

  

Installed 42,869 smoke alarms

  

Helped create 15,336 escape plans

  

Replaced 1,317 smoke alarm batteries

  

Reached 11,280 youth with preparedness information

  

Made 15,336 households safer

  

Installed 42,869 smoke alarms

  

Helped create 15,336 escape plans

  

Replaced 1,317 smoke alarm batteries

  

Reached 11,280 youth with preparedness information

  

Made 15,336 households safer

  

Installed 42,869 smoke alarms

  

Helped create 15,336 escape plans

 NextCan your family escape in just 2 minutes? You can keep your family safe with 2 simple steps. 

Step 1. Practice your 2-minute drill. Make sure your family can safely escape a home fire in under 2 minutes. 

 

Step 2. Test your smoke alarms monthly. Make sure you and your family are alerted as soon as a fire is detected. If the smoke alarm isn't working, change the batteries.

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