This program is run by the power of volunteers and through the generosity of sponsors and donors. Upon submitting your request, you will be contacted by a Red Cross volunteer. Residents requesting free smoke alarms will receive a tamper-resistant, 10-year lithium battery and home fire safety education all free of charge. Sound The Alarm On Demand seeks to #EndHomeFires by making homes safer through installing reliable smoke alarms and education here in Central California. Launched in October 2014, the Red Cross and thousands of campaign partners have installed 1.1 million smoke alarms in homes across the country, 17,000 of them in West Virginia.The American Red Cross is an impartial, neutral humanitarian organization with the mission to prevent and alleviate human suffering through our preparedness programs and disaster response activity. The campaign is a multi-year effort to reduce the number of home fire deaths and injuries by 25 percent. Through the Red Cross’ Home Fire Campaign, the agency is working to reduce the rate of home fires, of which someone dies in a fire in the United States seven times a day. Users can find the apps in smartphone app stores by searching for the American Red Cross or going to /apps. A special mobile app, Monster Guard, is designed for kids, teaching them to prepare for emergencies at home by playing an engaging game. Residents can also download the Red Cross Emergency app that combines more than 35 emergency alerts to help keep the user safe. Learn what emergencies can occur in the area and how officials notify residents should a disaster occur.ĭaylight-saving time is intended to maximize the daylight hours.
Have all household members plan what steps they should take if an emergency occurs.
Keep disaster supplies in an easy-to-carry bag to use at home or carry in case ordered to evacuate. Make sure everyone in the family knows how to get out of every room and how to get out of the home in less than two minutes.
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