[ATLANTA, MAY 26, 2023] — Local volunteers and staff are celebrating a successful national ‘Sound the Alarm’ campaign. Event participants worked hard during the month-long event to install free smoke alarms in homes in need and provide fire safety education.
During this period, 2,444 people were served this year with a cumulative total of more than 82,000 people serviced since the campaign started in 2014. Additionally, this year, we installed 1,373 smoke alarms, resulting in 774 households being made safer.
More than 240 lives have been saved as a direct result of the Red Cross Home Fire Campaign in Georgia since it began in 2014. Furthermore, as a result of this year’s installation event in Carrollton – two people are now attributing our visit with helping to save their lives. Two days after our crews had stopped by, installed alarms, and provided fire safety education, a fire started. Thanks to this new equipment, the warnings sounded and they put their escape plan into action – getting out safely. This moment, and many others provided by this campaign, would not be possible without our community volunteers and supporters.
“The community really came together this year to support our Sound the Alarm event across Georgia, and we are grateful for all of our volunteers, staff, and partner support,” said Dee Dixon, the Regional Chief Executive Officer of the American Red Cross of Georgia. “This work is vital for our community’s safety, and that has been proven with two lives already saved.”
The Red Cross appreciates everyone’s support for this year’s Sound the Alarm campaign and looks forward to continuing our collaboration to save lives across the state and the country. This work is made possible thanks to generous financial donations from the community, including the 2023 Georgia Sound the Alarm Campaign sponsors Georgia Power Foundation, Northside Hospital, Georgia Natural Gas, Novelis, State Farm, Veritiv, Atlanta Gas Light, and Upson EMC.
If you, or someone you know, would like to learn more about our Sound the Alarm campaign, as well as how to request a free smoke alarm installation, click here.
About the American Red Cross:
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds, and provides comfort to victims of disasters; supplies about 40% of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; distributes international humanitarian aid; and supports veterans, military members, and their families. The Red Cross is a nonprofit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to deliver its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or CruzRojaAmericana.org, or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.