HOME FIRE CAMPAIGN SAVES LIVES Since October 2014, the Red Cross Home Fire Campaign with community partners has saved more than 1400 lives by educating families about fire safety, helping them create escape plans and installing more than 2.4 million free smoke alarms in high-risk neighborhoods across the country. Contact your local Red Cross or call 1-88 for more information. IF YOU NEED HELP If you cannot afford to purchase smoke alarms or are physically unable to install one, the Red Cross may be able to help. Include at least two ways to get out of 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 can meet.Make sure everyone in your household can get out in less than two minutes - the amount of time you may have to escape a burning home before it’s too late. Practice your two-minute home fire escape plan.Follow your alarm’s manufacturer instructions. Components such as sensors can become less sensitive over time. Replace smoke alarms that are 10 years or older.
Install smoke alarms on every level of your home, including inside and outside bedrooms and sleeping areas.
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