South Florida Home Fire Campaign

The Red Cross is working to reduce death and injury from home fires by 25% by 2020.

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.

Do You Need a Smoke Alarm?

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Help us Sound the Alarm

The Red Cross is responding to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, as well as everyday disasters such as home fires. Our focus in on providing relief to those affected by these disasters. We will be postponing Sound the Alarm events. Check back for updates. Connect with your local Red Cross to find opportunities to volunteer in your community today.

This spring, the Red Cross will launch Sound the Alarm, a series of home fire safety and smoke alarm installation events nationwide. Volunteers will install 100,000 free smoke alarms in high risk neighborhoods, culminating in the installation of the one millionth smoke alarm!

Since 2014, the Red Cross, in partnership with fire departments and other local groups, has visited homes installing free smoke alarms, replacing batteries in existing alarms and providing fire prevention and safety education to prevent needless tragedies. Join us today in helping to save lives.

Get Involved

There are several ways you can get involved with Sound the Alarm:

Sound The Alarm. Save A Life. Volunteer Opportunities

Sound The Alarm. Save A Life. - 9/23/2017 - 10:00 AM - Little Haiti, FL

Sound The Alarm. Save A Life. – 9/30/2017 – 10:00 AM – Homestead, FL

Sound The Alarm. Save A Life. – 10/7/2017 – 10:00 AM – Miami Gardens, FL

Sound The Alarm. Save A Life. – 11/3/2017 – 8:00 AM – Little Havana, FL

Looking for volunteer events in other regions?

Sound The Alarm. Save A Life. Fundraising Opportunities

American Red Cross of Broward County, Sound the Alarm Team

American Red Cross of Florid's Coast to Heartland, Sound the Alarm Team

American Red Cross of Florida's Southern Gulf, Sound the Alarm Team

American Red Cross of Greater Miami and the Keys, Sound the Alarm Team

American Red Cross of Greater Palm Beach and Martin County, Sound the Alarm Team

Find your local board fundraiser here

Find Tiffany Fundraisers Here

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Get Involved and Help Save Lives

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

In South Florida, the Red Cross and its partners have:

Served more than 17,455 people

Installed more than 12,631 smoke alarms

Replaced more than 670 smoke alarm batteries

Made more than 5,558 escape plans

Educated over 2,984 youth

Over 6,422 in home visits

Can 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. Use our worksheets (found in the resource links below) to plan and prepare your 2-minute drill today.
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.