This spring, the American Red Cross needs your help to install 100,000 free smoke alarms and raise funds for lifesaving services during Sound the Alarm home fire safety and smoke alarm installation events. We’re holding events in more than 100 at-risk communities in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
One day of your life can change someone else's forever. Join us in your community, April 27 - May 12, 2019.
Find Sound the Alarm events in your community.
Start or donate to a fundraiser to support Sound the Alarm.
Every day, 7 people die in home fires and tragically, most victims die in homes that don’t have working smoke alarms. 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 for this lifesaving mission.
In just four years, these efforts have saved hundreds of lives and made hundreds of thousands of households safer.
552 lives saved
1,623,358 smoke alarms installed
672,885 households made safer
1,334,566 youth reached through campaign
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Prepare, respond and help families recover from home fires.