If you live outside of this area and would like to identify your local region office, please visit (or call 1-800-REDCROSS).ĥ.
The Alaska region provides installation services in their region only. Depending on where you live and other factors, it is possible that we will forward your request to one of our partner organizations so they can contact you to set up an appointment.Ĥ. A number of organizations are partnering with the Red Cross to accomplish the goals of our Home Fire Campaign. The Red Cross installs a limited number of specialized bedside alarms for individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.ģ. The Red Cross and its partners will install a limited number of free smoke alarms for those who cannot afford to purchase smoke alarms or for those who are physically unable to install a smoke alarm.Ģ. Members of the community are also encouraged by the American Red Cross to volunteer for the home fire campaign.1. The 20-minute home visit will let volunteers install the smoke alarm, go over fire safety and create an escape plan in case of a fire. To sign up for a free smoke alarm visit /enc or call 91.
“This amazing effort has been made possible by every volunteer, donor and supporter who teamed up to care for vulnerable families in our community.” “We are proud of our incredible work with community partners to help save lives by providing free smoke alarms in North Carolina as part of the national Home Fire Campaign,” said Phil Harris, executive director, American Red Cross Sandhills Chapter. in Hoke and Cumberland counties and in Garner on May 6, to install free smoke alarms, according to the release. The nonprofit says fires claim seven lives every day in the U.S., with these tragedies most often happening in homes that do not have working smoke alarms.Ī Sound the Alarm event will take place Saturday, April 22, from 9 a.m.
The program launched in October 2014, and the organization says this program has saved at least 1,723 lives across the country. The American Red Cross and partners have installed over 2.5 million free smoke alarms, making 1 million homes safer across the United States, as stated in the press release. Sound the alarm! If your home does not have any working smoke detection, the American Red Cross will install a free smoke alarm for you as part of the organization's program, dedicated to ensuring the device's howls will alert people to danger.įifty-two North Carolinian lives have been saved due to the American Red Cross Home Fire Campaign, according to a press release from the organization.
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