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.

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

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:

Sound The Alarm. Save A Life. Volunteer Opportunities

Sound The Alarm. Save A Life. – 04/28/2018 – 10:00 AM – Hialeah Gardens, FL

Sound The Alarm. Save A Life. – 05/01/2018 – 10:00 AM – Hialeah Gardens, FL

Sound The Alarm. Save A Life. – 05/02/2018 – 10:00 AM – Brownsville, FL

Sound The Alarm. Save A Life. – 05/03/2018 – 10:00 AM – Little Havana, FL

Sound The Alarm. Save A Life. – 05/05/2018 – 10:00 AM – Miami Gardens, FL

Sound The Alarm. Save A Life. – 05/08/2018 – 10:00 AM – Hialeah, FL

Sound The Alarm. Save A Life. – 05/09/2018 – 10:00 AM – North Miami Beach, FL

Sound The Alarm. Save A Life. – 05/10/2018 – 10:00 AM – Florida City, FL

Sound The Alarm. Save A Life. – 05/12/2018 – 10:00 AM – Miami Gardens, FL

Sound The Alarm. Save A Life. Fundraising Opportunities

American Red Cross of Broward County, Sound the Alarm Team

American Red Cross of Florida'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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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.