

When turning your clocks back this weekend, test your smoke alarms and replace the batteries if needed.So far, the Home Fire Campaign is credited with saving more than 1,583 lives in the U.S.Some tips for the Red Cross on smoke alarm safety include: Recently, with support from thousands of community partners, the campaign met its goal of installing 2.5 million free smoke alarms and making 1 million households safer across the country.

To help prevent fire-related deaths and injuries, the Red Cross launched the Home Fire Campaign with community partners in 2014 to reduce fire-related deaths and injuries. The Red Cross responds to more than 60,000 disasters every year and most of them are home fires. You can also download our free Emergency app by searching for “American Red Cross” in app stores. Visit /fire for more information, including an escape plan to practice with your family. If you are interested in a free smoke alarm installation, click here. Teach children what a smoke alarm sounds like. Talk about fire safety and what to do in an emergency.Include at least two ways to get out from every room and select a meeting spot at a safe distance away from your home, such as your neighbor’s home or landmark like a specific tree in your front yard, where everyone knows where to meet.

