Home Fire Safety Campaign: Northwest

Sound the Alarm events are taking place now!

Volunteers are needed for two events:

Saturday 10/14/23
Participate in a pre-canvassing event to help us spread the word about free smoke alarm installations

Sign Up to Volunteer on 10/14/23

Saturday 10/21/23
Help us install free smoke alarms and provide in-home safety visits (training provided!)

Sign Up to Volunteer on 10/21/23

Join the American Red Cross Northwest Region to Sound the Alarm. Save a Life.

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The 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.

Do you need a smoke alarm or want to learn how to make your home safer?

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. Along with our partners, we are also pleased to offer in-home education sessions on Home Fire Safety for residents of the Northwest Region from the comfort of your home.

To request an appointment to have smoke alarms installed in your home, please complete this form:

Learn More and Request an Appointment

Para solicitar una cita para instalar alarmas de humo en su hogar, complete el formulavio:

Haga clic aquí para obtener educación gratis y alarmas de humo

How You Can Get Involved

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

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

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

Prepare your family against home fires today.

Practice a 2-minute fire escape drill

Learn How

Test your smoke alarms monthly

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Everett, WA 2019.

More than 100 volunteers installed more than 300 alarms throughout Snohomish County on Saturday, April 27, 2019

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Everett, WA 2019.

Volunteers helped this homeowner create an escape plan showing two routes out of every room in her home.

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McChord, WA 2019

On May 7, 2019, teams from the Army, Air Force and Washington National Guard installed 78 alarms and made 34 homes safer from home fires. In all, 52 volunteers including a group from Wells Fargo, participated.

Nice work everyone!

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More than 80 local Red Cross volunteers spanned out across Seattle's White Center Neighborhood Saturday, May 11, 2019, installing more than 200 free smoke alarms.

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Teamwork makes the dream work! Thanks to our group of leaders and volunteers who supported Sound the Alarm in Seattle, Washington during May of 2019.

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Volunteers Eric Rothenberg and Dawnmarie Cooper installed smoke alarms at a Seattle home in November 2019. The day before Thanksgiving is traditionally one of busiest days for home fires throughout the year.

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Seattle, WA

During Sound the Alarm events, volunteers install new smoke alarms where needed, and provide residents with safety information, making homes and families safer from home fire!

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Kennewick, WA 2021

Our Sound the Alarm day of action looked a little different in 2021. Mid-pandemic, our volunteers worked closely with local fire departments to provide home safety education to residents.

Thank you to our friends at the Kennewick Fire Department!

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Kennewick, WA 2021

Thank you to Central and Southeast Washington board member, Darci Teel for sharing her personal story of surviving a home fire and now championing safety for her community.

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High-five to all of the volunteers, partners and donors who help us Sound the Alarm each year!

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 free smoke alarms nationwide, as part of our Sound the Alarm events.

This year we’ll install free smoke alarms, create escape plans and share fire safety information.

Join us for a rewarding day at a Sound the Alarm event near you. Make an even greater impact and donate to help families prepare for, respond to and recover from home fires.

Why do we Sound the Alarm? Because smoke alarms can save lives. Read the story of two lives saved.

Thank You to all of the Volunteers, Partners and Donors Who Have Helped Us Sound the Alarm

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Disclaimer

1. The Red Cross and its partners can test existing smoke alarms and install up to three free smoke alarms for those that need them.

2. The Northwest Region will provide installation services in the Northwest region only. Requests will be fulfilled as resources allow, with priority given to requests during National Sound the Alarm events. If you live outside of this area and would like to identify your local region office, please visit Redcross.org (or call 1-800-REDCROSS).

3. If you are able to purchase and install your own smoke alarm but would like information on home fire safety and smoke alarm installation, please visit Redcross.org/fire.