Together with fire departments and other community partners, Red Cross volunteers: canvas at-risk neighborhoods, install free smoke alarms, replace batteries in existing alarms and, provide fire prevention and safety education. The volunteers do not need to know how to use a drill, or have any prior participation with the Red Cross. We are in need of volunteers to join us on installing smoke alarms and distributing home fire safety information.
In just five years, our home visits have accomplished so much, including the installation of more than 1.8 million smoke alarms and preparing more than 1 million people against home fires. The goal of the Home Fire Campaign is to reduce deaths and injuries from these everyday disasters. Already, the Red Cross has reached more than 1.7 million people and saved more than 500 lives across the country since the campaign launched in 2014.
