Sound the Alarm

Sound the Alarm. Save a Life.

Spring 2019 events coming soon - check back in February for more information

This spring the American Red Cross needs your help to install 100,000 free smoke alarms and raise funds for lifesaving services in more than 100 cities in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands during Sound the Alarm home fire safety and smoke alarm installation events.

One day of your life can change someone else's forever. Join us in your community, April 27 - May 12, 2019.

Every day, seven people die in home fires and the Red Cross wants to do everything we can to prevent these needless tragedies - that’s why we launched our Home Fire Campaign. Volunteer participants work alongside fire departments and other local groups, canvassing at-risk neighborhoods to install free smoke alarms, replace batteries in existing alarms, educate families about fire prevention and safety, and fundraise to help sponsor this life-saving mission.

In just four years, our home visits have accomplished so much, including the installation of more than 1 million smoke alarms and preparing more than 1 million people against home fires.

511 lives saved

1,563,271 smoke alarms installed

648,757 households made safer

1,292,516 youth reached through campaign

Thank you!

We are so grateful to all the volunteers and donors who made Sound the Alarm 2018 so successful. We reached our goals of installing 100,000 smoke alarms, with 28,000 volunteers and raised $15,000,000!