If you cannot afford to purchase smoke alarms or are physically unable to install a smoke alarm, the Red Cross may be able to help.
Thank you to the thousands of volunteers that joined us to Sound the Alarm to install 100,000 free smoke alarms in at-risk communities across more than 100 cities. Together, we’re saving lives!
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 five years, we’ve accomplished so much, including the installation of almost 2 million smoke alarms and making almost 1 million households safer through our home visits.
Find a Sound the Alarm install event or other volunteer opportunities near you.
Start a personal fundraiser to support Sound the Alarm and your local Home Fire Safety Campaign.
Comience un esfuerzo de recaudación de fondos personal para apoyar Activa tu Alarma y ayudar localmente a la Campaña de Seguridad ante Incendios Domésticos.
Your donation will help Sound the Alarm and save lives by preparing families to safely escape and recover from home fires.
Engage your organization to help implement fire safety programs in your community.
Served more than 8,612 people
Installed more than 9,409 smoke alarms
Replaced more than 686 smoke alarm batteries
Made more than 3,129 escape plans
Educated more than 12,350 people in community preparedness
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