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
Do You Need a Smoke Alarm?
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. – 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
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
Partner With US
Get Involved and Help Save LivesThe Red Cross Responds to a Home Fire or Other Disaster Every 8 Minutes.
In South Florida, the Red Cross and its partners have:





Can your family escape in just 2 minutes? You can keep your family safe with 2 simple steps.
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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.
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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.
Thank You To Our Sound The Alarm Regional Sponsors

Thank You To Our Sound The Alarm National Sponsors


