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Place them inside and outside bedrooms, and sleeping areas.

Install smoke alarms on every level of your home.

For more information, visit /homefires or download the free Red Cross Emergency App (search 'American Red Cross' in app stores). As daylight saving time ends, please follow the steps below to prepare your household.

The threat of home fires - which are most often caused by cooking and heating equipment - increases with the holidays and cold weather. You can help stay safe by testing your smoke alarms and practicing your escape plan with everyone in your household.' Just in the past weekend, Red Cross volunteers responded to 13 home fires across the commonwealth to help people recover.

Across the country, the national campaign efforts have saved at least 638 lives. So far, the campaign has saved 11 lives (details below) in Minnesota. We would like to thank everyone for their support to help prevent these needless tragedies. 'We ask everyone to 'turn and test' this weekend to help protect your family. That’s why the Red Cross launched our national Home Fire Campaign in 2014. (Para espaol, visite ) Just One Day of Your Life Can Change Someone Else’s Forever Home fires claim seven lives every day, but having working smoke alarms can cut the risk of death by half. 'Home fires affect Massachusetts communities more than any other disaster,' said Holly Grant, chief executive officer of the Massachusetts region of the American Red Cross. About the Home Fire Campaign FAQs Join the American Red Cross to Sound the Alarm. 12:19PM / Thursday, OctoPrint Story | Email StoryĪs people turn their clocks back this weekend for the end of daylight saving time, the American Red Cross asks everyone to also test their smoke alarms.

Download american red cross home fire campaign