Each year, the Red Cross responds to an average of more than 60,000 disasters, the vast majority of which are home fires. So we set a goal to reduce fire-related deaths and injuries in the US by 25%.
On average:
796 lives saved
2,159,459 smoke alarms installed
893,192 households made safer
1,612,551 youth reached through campaign
Sound the Alarm. Save a Life.
To protect everyone’s safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, we have postponed all Sound the Alarm installation events and home fire safety visits until further notice.
Learn more about Sound the Alarm > or explore the Sound the Alarm Interactive Guide >
Learn how to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover after a home fire.
Our age-appropriate preparedness materials include engaging activities and easy action steps that youth will find both fun and effective.
Join your local Red Cross to install smoke alarms, educate your community about fire safety, or help others after a fire.
Help families prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from home fires.
You can help this spring by installing free smoke alarms in your community.
Members of our Annual Disaster Giving Program (ADGP) and Disaster Responder Program make annual commitments which enable the Red Cross to help communities prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters – like home fires – anytime and anywhere. Year after year, we continue to rely on their support to fulfill our mission.
The Red Cross is joining with fire departments and community groups nationwide to install smoke alarms in neighborhoods at greatest risk for home fires and engage youth in fire education and prevention efforts.
Prepare, respond and help families recover from home fires.