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:
779 lives saved
2,155,318 smoke alarms installed
891,349 households made safer
1,604,777 youth reached through campaign
Sound the Alarm. Save a Life.
Help us install free smoke alarms in high-risk neighborhoods nationwide. Events will be held throughout the year.
Join us to 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.
The Pillowcase Project is a preparedness education program for grades 3 – 5, which teaches students about personal and family preparedness, local hazards, and basic coping skills. Contact your local Red Cross to find out more.
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.
Airbnb was proud to have engaged its American host community and staff to support the Sound the Alarm campaign, helping to install thousands of smoke alarms in 10 cities across the U.S.
Airbnb's partnership with the American Red Cross is a key component of the company's focus on home safety within its host community, which includes a program to provide free combination smoke and carbon monoxide detectors to Airbnb hosts.
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.