Let’s Sound the Alarm Together

The fact is most fire deaths are preventable. Yet, seven people perish in fires across the country every single day. One major tool for prevention is a working smoke alarm. Together, to help reduce home fire deaths and injuries, volunteers and partners across the country along with the American Red Cross will participate in the Sound the Alarm campaign.

Between September 23rd – October 15th, the American Red Cross will install over 100,000 free smoke alarms in more than 100 high-risk neighborhoods nationwide.  During this time, the Red Cross will also install its one-millionth smoke alarm.  WOW! This number includes at least 1,500 of those alarms being installed in the Wisconsin Region.

Last fall, the Red Cross along with participating fire stations installed more than 800 alarms in Brown County.  However, this year we are focusing on areas with higher rates of home fires which includes Milwaukee & Dane County.  Additional smaller smoke alarm installations are also being hosted around the state.

The fire aftermath that devastated Kevin & Elizabeth Brown’s home but whose family was saved by working smoke alarms!

Smoke alarms save our lives! Kevin & Elizabeth Brown, along with their 5-year old son, escaped a burning mobile home thanks to smoke alarms installed by the Red Cross in a partnership with the Janesville Fire Department.  See more photos here.

 

Already smoke alarms have saved 268 lives in the nation including three in Janesville, Wisconsin.  So we are asking for your support on these up-coming Sound the Alarm events! Join Us!

Saturday, September 23rd Milwaukee, WI
October 5-7th, Superior, WI
Saturday, October 7th Madison, WI

“Each time we install alarms, we know lives are safer. Being part of the million-alarm milestone highlights our mission to alleviate human suffering in the face of emergencies.” Patty Flowers, Regional CEO of the American Red Cross Wisconsin Region.

If you are unable to volunteer to help install free smoke alarms in your local communities you can also participate by fundraising to support the Sound the Alarm program. Learn more here.