Home Fire Safety Campaign: Illinois

Illinois Home Fire Campaign

The American Red Cross 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.

Want to learn how to make your home safer?

The Red Cross and its partners are pleased to offer virtual education sessions on Home Fire Safety for residents of the Illinois Region from the comfort of your home.

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Just One Day of Your Life Can Change Someone Else’s Forever

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Home fires claim seven lives every day, but having working smoke alarms can cut the risk of death by half.

That’s why the American Red Cross is rallying volunteers to install 50,000 free smoke alarms nationwide, as part of our Sound the Alarm events.

This spring we’ll:

Install free smoke alarms and share safety information in at-risk communities where it’s safe to do so
Fundraise to help families prepare for, respond to and recover from home fires

Join us for a rewarding day at a Sound the Alarm event near you and invite others to fundraise or simply donate to help save lives.

How You Can Get Involved

Help the Red Cross Sound the Alarm about home fire safety by volunteering and providing financial support.

Volunteer

Volunteer to help families affected by home fires. *Not available in all locations.

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Fitness Challenge

Join the challenge and fundraise to support home fire preparation and relief.

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Donate

Donate to support Home Fire Relief and help save lives.

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Don't Forget These 2 Simple Steps to Help Keep Your Family Safe

Prepare your family against home fires today.

1. Practice a 2-minute fire drill

2. Test your smoke alarms monthly

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Other Ways to Help

Help Kids Prepare

The Illinois American Red Cross is proud to be a part of the Pillowcase Project, a preparedness education program for children in grades 3 – 5 which teaches students about personal and family preparedness, local hazards, and basic coping skills. For more information on how you can get involved, please contact Brian Nestler, AEM, Regional Preparedness Manager, at Brian.Nestler@redcross.org.

The Red Cross Responds to a Home Fire or Other Disaster Every 8 Minutes.

Nationwide the Home Fire Campaign has already accomplished so much. Since 2014 we have:

Installed 2,144,342 smoke alarms

Saved 723 lives

Made 887,011 households safer

Reached 1,601,230 youth through the campaign

Some of the Ways the Illinois Red Cross has Impacted Lives Through the Home Fire Campaign

Family of Four Saved from Rockford House Fire Thanks to Red Cross Smoke Alarms

Barbara Juris, Oak Lawn kitchen fire survivor shares her story

Kankakee family credits smoke alarms for saving their lives after a home fire

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Get Involved and Help Save Lives

Engage your organization to help implement fire safety programs in your community.