![]() He says usually that means the batteries are too old. The Red Cross and its partners can test existing smoke alarms and install up to three free smoke alarms for those that need them. North says many times they don’t have a smoke alarm or they have one, but it didn’t go off. Visit /fire for more information, including an escape plan to create and practice with your family, or download the free Red Cross Emergency app. “I get to go out and I actually see the devastation from the fires, and many times as we are interviewing clients to provide assistance to them, you know one of the questions we ask, is did you have smoke alarms and did they go off,” said North. He’s been a volunteer at the Red Cross for 10 years, and is on the Disaster Action Team. ![]() ![]() If the PDF is not displaying properly download the PDF. It’s something Doug North has seen throughout his career. with the American Red Cross to install free smoke alarms in your neighborhood. With the help of local volunteers and partners, we’re installing FREE smoke alarms in home that don’t have them, and educating people about fire safety. “Every home should have a working smoke detector,” said Lisa Smith, executive director of the Central and Northern New York Chapter of the American Red Cross.īut not everyone does. As part of the Home Fire campaign, Red Cross volunteers will travel to homes to install free smoke alarms and educate people about home fire safety. ![]() Volunteers will install up to three smoke alarms in each home or apartment. There’s already 40 appointments in the books for Saturday. 1 hour ago &0183 &32 Large swaths of the U.S. Roughly 60 volunteers will be installing over 100 free smoke alarms. The American Red Cross is going door-to-door on Syracuse’s near Westside neighborhood on Saturday, May 6th. The Central and Northern New York Chapter of the American Red Cross is doing just that through its annual Sound the Alarm campaign. (WSYR-TV) - Keeping families and homes safe.
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